The State Of Arizona Education: Las Puertas Community School Earns “F”

Las Puertas Community School F

Pamela Clark-Raines, president at StrengthBuilding Partners, is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and has her masters from the University Of Maryland School of Social Work. StrengthBuilding Partners opened Las Puertas Community School. According to the company’s website:

“Las Puertas, founded on StrengthBuilding principles, incorporates the newest and most exciting ways to teach kids—ways that have been proven to be the most effective in preparing kids for their future. Opening with grades 6-8, in August 2014, Las Puertas will be a model for academic excellence. For more information, click here.

StrengthBuilding Partners (SBP) was formed in 1999 as a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization to teach people how to use the powerful tool of StrengthBuilding® to create systemic change. SBP developed StrengthBuilding thirteen years ago as a way to incorporate current and emerging social sciences research into practical application with children and families. SBP provides professional development in StrengthBuilding, utilizing the StrengthBuilding philosophy and process as a catalyst to change the individual, their interactions with others and to create systemic change in schools and communities.”