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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
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The data show that excelling arts schools are most likely to have enduring
partnerships with community arts organizations. For example, as shown in
the graphic below, among schools rated as Excelling on the 2016–17 CSC,
13 percent of partnerships with community arts organizations occurred
between schools and partners that had worked together in each of the past
five years, while 39 percent represented first-time partnerships. In contrast,
among schools that rated as Emerging, only three percent of partnerships
occurred between schools and partners that had worked together in each
of the past five years, while 55 percent were first-time partnerships.
HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS ARE MORE L