The Perfect Partnership: What it Takes to Build and Sustain Relationships that Benefit Students. By Joellen Killion When educators consider potential partnerships, they gain from thoughtfully examining several questions to assess how such opportunities will further their goals. In addition to calculating tangible and intangible costs and benefits, educators can anticipate the processes that will most effectively support the outcomes all partners desire. Partners at Every Level: From the classroom to the boardroom, consultants work toward district’s goals. By Andrew Lachman and Steven Wlodarczyk External consultants share their perspectives on what makes partnerships effective at improving teaching and learning. Similar theories of action are key, as are shared goals and beliefs. Structuring the partnership with intentions to devote sufficient time, engage stakeholders, develop leadership, and