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Intermediaries

Catalysts for Student Success

The GRAD Partnership Intermediaries serve as catalysts for the implementation of sustainable student success systems in local schools and districts. Different kinds of organizations can serve as Intermediaries, including nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, higher education centers, and school districts.

Intermediaries help advance the GRAD Partnership’s mission by:

  • Enhancing the GRAD Partnership’s ability to reach the greatest number of schools possible
  • Leveraging local organizations in a region or community
  • Building regional or local expertise to support ongoing student success work

Benefits of becoming an Intermediary:

  • Building capacity: Technical assistance providers partner with Intermediaries on a phased approach to implementation of all elements of the student success system within a school. This includes assistance in developing support infrastructure for sustainability.
  • Networking and learning opportunities: Intermediaries will have the opportunity to network with each other and learn from our community of practice.
  • Recognition and communications support: The GRAD Partnership highly values Intermediaries and their potential for impact at the local level. Our team is committed to supporting local, regional, and national recognition of an Intermediary’s work.

Characteristics our Intermediaries share:

  • A commitment to the value of student success systems and an alignment with our mission
  • Relationships (or potential relationships) with school districts in a region or community that would benefit from implementing student success systems
  • Tangible connections with the communities they serve
  • Ability to recruit participating schools
  • Internal capacity to support schools as they launch and develop student success systems
  • Capabilities that allow for the compilation of and sharing of data and impact

Read more about the value of being a GRAD Partnership Intermediary.

Read about the commitments our Intermediaries make.

The Community Foundation and the GRAD Partnership have a common goal of graduating all students ready for the future. The GRAD Partnership’s evidence-based, data-informed framework perfectly complements our strong commitment to improving existing student support systems in our region’s schools. We could not be more excited to join this powerful partnership that will enhance the knowledge and tools available to our school communities."
Nancy Van MilligenPresident & CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
"I am thrilled that United Way of Northeast Florida has been selected to join the GRAD Partnership. Through the GRAD Partnership, our Achievers for Life program will be positioned as a local thought leader on student success systems, connected to a powerful network of peer Intermediaries and educational experts. Combined with the GRAD Partnership’s technical assistance, our participation will help usher in a transformative era across the educational landscape in Northeast Florida and beyond, strengthening school communities and fostering unparalleled student achievement.”
James ElloutVice President, Community Impact, United Way of Northeast Florida
"Joining the GRAD Partnership network is an important step in advancing our efforts to prevent the erosion of hard-won graduation gains over the past decades. Urban Assembly is uniquely positioned to lead this work because of our deep expertise in systems-level school improvement and our track record of scaling evidence-based practices. This partnership will enhance our work to develop systematic responsiveness and implement personalized supports needed to ensure every student is on a path to postsecondary success.”
Habib BanguraManaging Director of Program, The Urban Assembly

Updates from the Field

Intermediaries play an important role in scaling student success systems. They are often more connected to, and aware of, the needs and histories of their communities and are best positioned to adapt student success systems to local conditions.
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The GRAD Partnership is currently working with over 250 schools and districts across the nation.

Partner with us to plan, implement, and sustain high-quality student success systems so that middle and high schools are empowered to graduate all students ready for the future.

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