Mission: High-Performing Public Schools, Inside and Out
EdBuild is a local, entrepreneurial nonprofit, working in partnership with school leaders, parents, community leaders and business leaders to create and sustain more high-performing public schools in Washington, DC. Specifically, EdBuild helps traditional and charter public school leaders improve student achievement by tackling key academic and facility needs concurrently. The result is high-performing schools, inside and out: schools with
both excellent instruction by well-supported teachers and buildings that don't distract from learning.
History: Local Partnership to Quickly Build Capacity
EdBuild was created in 2005 in response to DC Public Schools (DCPS) Superintendent Clifford Janey's call for public-private partnerships to support increased school performance across the city. The organization was developed in close partnership with school leaders, parents, community leaders and business leaders, to accelerate capacity building and planned improvements in public school quality.
The Need: Critical Academic and Facility Challenges in Our Public Schools
Academically, more than 80% of traditional and charter public schools in Washington, DC are failing to meet minimum benchmarks required by the Federal No Child Left Behind Act. Meanwhile, our public school buildings are old, in very poor condition and have 40% extra capacity, while charter schools are paying for space in the private real estate market.
The Opportunity: A Shared Vision for Rapid Improvements
Today both the political will and the public funds exist to transform our public school programs and buildings, but more capacity and expertise are needed to support our school leaders in this critical work. The city has allocated $2 billion to fund modernization of nearly all DCPS buildings over the next 10 years. At the same time, DC has adopted new rigorous learning standards for all public schools.
The Solution: A Partnership to Accelerate Facility and Academic Improvements
EdBuild is a local partner specifically created to accelerate and strengthen implementation of key facility and academic initiatives Working in concert with school leaders, EdBuild quickly delivers turn-key facility solutions and targeted academic supports, including:
- Delivering on-site academic support to accelerate full implementation of learning standards, implement high-quality benchmark assessments and build school-level capacity to use data to improve instruction; and
- Managing cost-efficient and rapid building modernization, as well as high-quality long-term building maintenance;
- Coordinating effective space sharing with high-quality charter schools or other complementary programs that will contribute to building modernization and maintenance.
The EdBuild Team
EdBuild brings together a strong entrepreneurial team with deep education, real estate and government experience and a track record of strong educational and operational results, including:
- Facility Development: Over 35 years experience rapidly developing cost-efficient buildings in the District of Columbia , including over 11 million square feet in public school and commercial buildings;
- School Turnaround and Development: Nearly a century of local, regional and national experience turning around chronically under-performing schools, launching new schools and supporting school leaders in transforming student achievement; and
- Successful Partnership: Demonstrated success building effective partnerships with parents, community members, private sector, philanthropic sector and all levels of government to create successful outcomes for children.
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