Printer FriendlyThe Office of School Partnerships (OSP) is located in Wannalancit Mills of UMass Lowell's East Campus. Now in its twenty fifth year of operation, the office serves public elementary and secondary schools in the northeast region of Massachusetts and increasingly, throughout the state.
The OSP, an initiative within the University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Education, reflects the University's commitment to excellence in public education: the key to sustained regional economic development. The office is a direct outgrowth of the Lowell Model for Educational Excellence, a comprehensive study of a local public school system. It was formed in 1984 to improve P-12 education in local elementary and secondary schools; and to create and foster viable educational partnerships among university faculty, professional groups, community agencies and the private sector to respond to the needs of public schools.