What is a teacher professional partnership (TPP)?
A teacher professional partnership is a formal entity, organized under law (partnerships, cooperatives, limited-liability corporations, etc.), that is formed and owned by teachers to provide educational services. TPPs may enter into contracts to manage entire schools, a portion of a school or to provide some other educational service. Teachers are in charge and they manage or arrange for the management of the schools and/or services provided. The school district is not managing the school; nor is a district-appointed single leader in charge (e.g., a principal). The “Teacher Professional Partnership” concept is championed by Education|Evolving, a joint venture of the Center for Policy Studies and Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. In the position to make decisions affecting learning outcomes, the TPPs are willing to formally accept responsibility and accountability creating and maintaining high-performing learning communities. Contracts, waivers, and other arrangements allow TPP
