Numerous organizations and agencies have met with the Beat the Odds Institute to explore how they might integrate the Beat the Odds concepts into their efforts, or support the statewide implementation of Beat the Odds. These include:

Community Organizations
	Arizona Latino Research Enterprise The Arizona Latino Research Enterprise (ALRE) was founded by a group of Latino professionals who felt a need to make a positive impact in Arizona and the Latino community with regard to the Latino experience.
	Greater Phoenix Leadership Greater Phoenix Leadership (GPL) is a nonprofit organization comprised of presidents, CEOs and managing partners of corporations throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area. It provides the executive forum through which corporate leadership can effectively and efficiently collaborate with the public sector and nonprofit organizations to establish and sustain a safe, healthy and prosperous community.
Policy Institutes
	Pew's Center on the States Pew's Center on the States (PCS) works to advance state policies that serve the public interest. PCS conducts credible research, brings together diverse perspectives, and analyzes states’ experiences to determine what works and what does not. We work with a wide variety of partners to identify and advance nonpartisan, pragmatic solutions for pressing problems affecting Americans.
Education Organizations
	Arizona Business & Education Coalition The Arizona Business & Education Coalition (ABEC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit providing a balanced forum for business and education leaders to collaborate and improve K-12 education policy. Its guiding principles include: increasing public awareness about the relationship between Arizona’s future workforce and the quality of the K-12 system; actively and effectively influencing education policy; and sharing responsibility for the growth of student achievement in Arizona.
	Arizona Education Association This 34,000-member affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA) is committed to advancing the cause of public education in Arizona. As a professional organization representing Arizona educators, it advocates for improving the quality of public education through positive change, and improving the professional lives of teachers and school staff members.
	Arizona Interscholastic Association The AIA is a voluntary association of public and private high schools. The mission of the AIA is to create and sustain an ethical culture through activities that encourage maximum student participation by providing AIA member schools with an even playing field to ensure fair and equitable competition in interscholastic activities.
	Arizona K-12 Center The Arizona K-12 Center was created in 1999 by the Arizona Legislature to improve teaching and learning in Arizona's schools. The K-12 Center supports teachers through high quality professional development opportunities and innovative ideas which can increase teachers' abilities and improve student performance.
	Arizona PTA Members of the Arizona PTA are united in their efforts to support parent involvement and work to promote the health, education and well-being of children and youth. Arizona PTA is part of National PTA, the largest child advocacy group in the United States. PTA is committed to building healthy families and healthy communities, and believes we all have an important role to play in making sure parents, schools, and communities have the support and resources they need.
	Arizona Rural Schools Association Arizona Rural Schools Association is dedicated to improving instruction and promoting quality education for all students in rural schools throughout the state. ARSA provides a unified voice for rural schools and districts to local school boards, legislative bodies and elected public officials.
	Arizona School Administrators Association ASA promotes and supports educational excellence by providing training and support services to school leadership. In addition, it serves as a voice to promote educational improvement at the legislature, other organizations and district governing boards.
	Arizona School Boards Association (Including the ASBA Hispanic-Native American Caucus) The ASBA represents the governing bodies of Arizona public schools. Its purpose is to provide technical assistance, training and advocacy to its members.
	AZ LEADS (Arizona Leaders in Education for the Advancement and Development of Student and School Success) AZ LEADS is the Arizona Department of Education’s statewide, collaborative initiative to train and support K-12 principals and district superintendents in their efforts to improve student achievement. A grant from The Wallace Foundation for the State Action for Education Leadership Project or SAELP is furthering efforts to develop leaders and improve leadership conditions across the state.
	Governor's P-20 Council The Governor’s P-20 Council was created to improve and align Arizona’s education systems from early childhood through postsecondary education as well as align Arizona’s education systems to the expectations of 21st century employers.
	Teach For America Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and professionals of all academic majors and career interests who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity.
	WestEd WestEd is a nonprofit research, development, and service agency that works with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults.
Public Universities
	Arizona State University
	Northern Arizona University
	University of Arizona