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PARTNERSHIPS · PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMS

480+ partners · 186 schools

Building an operating system for partnership at scale.

In his current district leadership role, Damon leads engagement and partnership-impact work across a large ecosystem serving schools, students, families, community organizations, and corporate partners.

THE CHALLENGE

What the work required.

At this scale, a list of partners is not a strategy. Leaders need shared definitions, reliable relationship data, clearer ownership, and a way to connect activity to outcomes and renewal decisions.

THE APPROACH

How Damon approached the system.

  1. 01Strengthen CRM practices so relationship history and commitments are usable institutional knowledge.
  2. 02Clarify partnership pathways, ownership, and stakeholder expectations.
  3. 03Build measurement practices that distinguish activity, reach, contribution, and outcome.
  4. 04Create executive visibility across priorities, risks, decisions, and follow-through.
THE OUTCOME

What changed.

The operating scope includes more than 480 community and corporate partners serving an ecosystem of 186 schools, alongside CRM modernization and impact-measurement responsibilities.

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