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The School District of Philadelphia has contracted with RFA to conduct an evaluation of its Faith Partnerships program. This study will explore schools’ perspectives on their partnerships with religious institutions. It will seek to understand the types of supports and benefits schools receive from their faith-based partners as well as the range of outcomes and impacts that result from these partnerships. The study will also identify any challenges that schools experience with establishing and sustaining these partnerships. In this study, we are using interviews, surveys, and school visits to better understand how principals, school staff, and district staff perceive the impacts of faith-based partnerships on schools. The project will help illuminate what steps can be taken to strengthen the benefits of faith-based partnerships with schools and identify impacts and outcomes that could be measured in future evaluations. |
