Community Partners Initiative (CPI) is a nonprofit organization providing
data and management services. CPI draws upon more than 40 years of
experience in school leadership, project management, and back office systems and
support. Our approach is guided by what we have learned from managing several
accredited educational programs, including public schools, school-age programs,
and early childhood centers.
Among our successful ventures is the
Community Day Charter Public
School (CDCPS), which primarily serves a low-income Hispanic population in the mill
city of Lawrence, Massachusetts. CDCPS was recently highlighted at the 2009
National Charter Schools Conference as one of the highest-performing
charter schools in the nation. Community Day's successes include:
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In 2008, ranked
1st in English (Grade 7
students) and 2nd in Math (Grade 6
students) of all Massachusetts middle schools on
the state test.
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In 2007, ranked
2nd in Math and 3rd in
Science of all Massachusetts middle schools on
the state test (Grade 8 students); Grade 8 Low
Income students ranked 1st in Science
of all Massachusetts middle schools.
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Selected, as 1
of 5 schools, to participate in a
federally-funded research project with the
Harvard Graduate School of Education
highlighting high-performing urban charter
schools.
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Recognized as
an Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC)
school (2008 and 2009) by New Leaders for New
Schools. EPIC recognizes schools for their
student achievement gains and awards educators
for sharing their effective practices.
Since our founding in 2004, we have partnered with over 50
charter schools, charter networks, districts, and charter support organizations
to provide data and management services.