Partnership Support Organizations (PSOs) are operated by groups outside of the DOE including intermediaries, colleges, universities, and other organizations with demonstrated records of supporting communities and schools in a variety of capacities. Each of these organizations will join with school leadership to leverage what’s working elsewhere in our City and country.

Under the leadership of JoEllen Lynch, the Chief Executive for Partnership Support, the Department of Education invited external organizations to submit proposals detailing how they would work with and support schools. Interested organizations submitted proposals through a public procurement process, and a selection committee carefully screened and selected an array of high-quality Partnership Support Organizations to offer differentiated support packages.

Please learn more about the partnership support organizations serving New York City public schools in the 2007-08 school year here: