History

The Five District Partnership (5DP) was founded in 2012 after research showed a high rate of student mobility (churn) within the districts of Chelsea, Everett, Malden*, Revere and Winthrop.  5DP is an ongoing educational effort between partner districts focused on professional learning and educator networks to improve instruction, academic achievement, and student outcomes. 

* (Malden, a founding partner, paused their membership in the spring of 2022)

Partnerships

The 5DP has benefitted from productive collaborations with the following organizations:

• Research for Better Teaching- http://www.rbteach.com/

• Teach Plus- http://teachplus.org/

• The Cosmic Center at UMass Boston-https://www.umb.edu/cosmic/ 

• The Rennie Center- http://www.renniecenter.org/

• The Teacher Collaborative- https://www.theteachercollaborative.org/ 

•  Write Boston- http://www.writeboston.org/

Support

The 5DP is grateful to the following organizations for their generous support and funding over the years:

• The Barr Foundation 

• The Boston Foundation

• The Gates Foundation 

• The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: District and School Assistance Grant, MA Math and Science Partnership Program (MMSP)

• The Massachusetts Network Initiative Grant

• The Nellie Mae Education Foundation