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Summary Atlantic Research Partners is an education-oriented nonprofit organization based in the United States. It was established by Joseph Wise and David Sundstrom in 2009, in St. Augustine, Florida. Atlantic Research Partners contracts with various school boards across the country to provide services ranging from executive search for superintendents, to general performance audits and leadership development. Atlantic’s mission is to provide services to educational departments and goes by the saying “there is no one-size-fits-all in education”. The organization is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Organization/History Founded in 2009, Atlantic Research Partners was initially headquartered in St. Augustine, FL. After a series of contracts established with Chicago Public Schools, the firm relocated to Downtown Chicago, IL to better support the efforts there.

Atlantic Research Partners is the parent organization of four other entities: Acceleration Academy, Atlantic Research Partners – Executive Search, Atlantic National Superintendents Academy and Distinctive Schools

Projects and Initiatives Atlantic Research Partners has operated various services for school districts throughout 17 States. Maryland: •	Washington County Public Schools; executive leadership development •	Prince George’s County; teaching effectiveness and capacity building.

New York: •	Edison Learning; building capacity around teaching and interviewing

Tennessee: •	Tennessee State; master school board training •	Sullivan County Schools; instructional coaching.

South Carolina: •	Allendale County Schools; whole school academic turnaround technical assistance •	Bamberg School District; instructional coaching •	Charleston Public Schools; human resources organizational performance audit •	Hampton County School District; instructional audits and leadership capacity building •	State of South Carolina, Department of Education; instructional performance audit and technical assistance.

Alabama: •	Huntsville City Schools; leadership development, instructional support and best practices

Florida: •	Seminole County Schools; leadership development for facility and transportation managers •	Manatee County School District; executive leadership and board retreat •	St. Lucie County, school transportation performance audit •	Clay County Schools, response to intervention.

New Mexico: •	Santa Fe Public Schools; superintendent executive team work-out and blended/hybrid learning study.

Illinois: •	Peoria School District; instructional performance audit, data training and MAP assessment •	Oregon CUSD; executive leadership development and school board governance team development •	Chicago Public Schools; comprehensive curriculum capacity, coaching and data assessment •	Community Unit SD; technology audit and executive leadership development •	Distinctive Schools (see section below on Distinctive Schools); executive coaching and support •	Illinois Math and Science Academy; school design facilitation and strategic planning work-out •	School Principals Network; leadership capacity building •	Kankakee School District; high school academic turnaround technical assistance and special education audit

Minnesota: •	Minneapolis Public Schools; executive leadership development

Oregon: •	Northwest Evaluation Assn; professional development, organizational development and design

Virginia: •	Madison County Public Schools; leadership capacity building •	Newport News Public Schools; school transportation audit

North Carolina: •	Anson County Schools; master school scheduling and instructional coaching •	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; executive leadership development and school board governance team development •	Cherokee County School District; leadership academy •	Moore County Schools; school board governance training and board-superintendent strategic planning

New Jersey: •	Montclair Public Schools; data assessment towards student achievement

Nebraska: •	Millard Public Schools; performance management case study

Ohio: •	Dayton Public Schools; leadership training and development •	Educational Service Center of Ohio; certification of instructional leaders •	Mansfield City Schools; leadership capacity building

Colorado: •	Adams 12-Five Star Schools; organizational performance audit for human resources •	Jefferson County Public Schools; organizational performance audit for human resources

Indiana: •	Fort Wayne Public Schools; special education audit

Acceleration Academy

Atlantic Research Partners – Executive Search

Atlantic National Superintendents Academy

Distinctive Schools