Productive Partnerships with Districts

The Early Literacy Program Approval Criteria set the expectation that candidates have the opportunity to experience intentional and mutually beneficial partnerships with districts that go beyond transactional agreements (e.g., field-based experience placements only), such that they consistently support preparation candidates and positively impact the early literacy outcomes of PK–12 students.

Resources on this page are intended to support faculty and personnel of Educator Preparation Programs to identify, monitor, and sustain partnerships with PK-12 schools and districts that promote evidence-based, culturally and linguistically sustaining early literacy instruction.

Note: resources marked with an asterisk (*) are cross-posted to other subsites of the Early Literacy in Educator Preparation Resource Hub.

Sample Confidentiality Agreement between Teacher Candidates and Districts

Sample Data Sharing Agreement between Educator Preparation Programs and Districts

Teacher Candidates' Access to IEP Information

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Last Updated: May 8, 2026