Community Engagement

A core and unique competency of the Partnership is our ability to convene, connect and communicate to diverse groups of statewide stakeholders to strategically advocate for policies and practices to improve student outcomes in Georgia.

We are skilled at working to support local communities across Georgia improve the educational outcomes of their students and enhance the capacity of community leaders looking to leverage their resources to achieve shared goals.

Through a number of community-focused programs and initiatives, we've made a powerful impact throughout the state, and established ourselves as valued, trusted and non-partisan resource to a wide array of stakeholders – policymakers, media, educators, business, philanthropic and community leaders, advocates, and parents.

Through Asset Mapping... the Partnership works with local community leaders to identify strengths, assets, cracks, and gaps in their educational pipeline, while also serving as a conduit in connecting them to each other to share resources and connecting them to other agencies or communities to support their work.

Through our Regional Summits We convene education, business, and civic leaders together through meetings with stakeholders in rural and suburban/urban communities. We aim inform them of the economic imperative of supporting the local education system as a means of developing a strong workforce pipeline and thriving economy.

Through our College Access Grants... the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education is working to recruit more high school graduates, especially low-income, to enroll in college. The grants have been awarded to several local Chambers of Commerce that are interested in helping make college enrollment and completion more attainable.