Successful education models in the 21st century require effective
collaborations. Partnerships between schools and communities, teachers
and administrators, families and schools all contribute to a positive
educational environment. We have ample evidence of successful
collaborations that support the education and well-being of the
children of La Verne and San Dimas.
Joint projects and partnerships
with San Dimas and La Verne help the District and our cities flourish.
Partnerships with the La Verne-San Dimas Educational Foundation provide
direct support for our schools, and the collaborations with local
service organizations such as the Chambers of Commerce of La Verne and
San Dimas, Soroptimist and Rotary International benefit schools,
children and our community.
Success also depends on collaboration between schools and school districts. Cooperation,information sharing, frank discussions about what works and what doesn’t facilitate a climate of excellence at each of our schools. Within Bonita Unified, our schools, administrators and teachers share their experiences, helping each achieve for our students.
Sharing successful strategies with our neighbor school districts, learning from the experience of others, having the opportunity to observe and hear first-hand about the success of others can be instrumental in helping us build a stronger, more focused and more successful school district. I am very pleased that Bonita Unified is taking an active role in collaborating with our neighboring school districts. Such collaborations allow us to observe and discuss the strategies our neighbors are employing, and give us the opportunity to share our methodologies and philosophy.
By sharing ideas, we hear feedback, learn what others have done, share our successes and analyze our challenges. We learn what we have in common and where we diverge. Most importantly, we interact, network and challenge ourselves, and each other, to collectively build on the successes we achieve as individual districts.
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