The documentary High Five: Achieving the Dream premiered on UNC-TV on Monday, Feb. 1. The original special profiles the professional learning community initiative and examines how the Triangle High Five Regional Partnership works to improve public education in Triangle-area schools.
The High Five Regional Partnership was formed in April 2004 as a union of five school districts and five business partners. The school districts are the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, the Orange County Schools, the Durham Public Schools, the Johnston County Schools and the Wake County Public Schools. The five business partners are the News and Observer Publishing Company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, SAS, Progress Energy and Capitol Broadcasting.
The five-year partnership agreement formally ended in June 2009. The five school districts continue their collaboration to reach the organization’s 2013 goal of eliminating high school dropouts in our area.