Jerry Weast's First Client- Minnesota School District

Rosemont Patch:  Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District Looking Into Possible New Partnership

The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District gave permission to Superintendent Jane Berenz to move forward with Partnership for Deliberate Excellence, LLC -- a program that is intended to make the district even stronger.
Dr. Jerry Weast founded the Partnership for Deliberate Excellence to help more school systems graduate students prepared and inspired to thrive in college and careers, according to a handout on Weast.
He recently retired from his 12-year-long position as superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) systems, a district with approximately 140,000 students. He has also been at the “forefront of education transformation for the past 35 years,” the handout said. He is currently is looking to provide nine districts nationwide with a team of education experts and an extensive national network to help those districts shape and implement a unique plan for their school systems and their surrounding communities, and District 196 is one of them, according to District 196 Superintendent Jane Berenz....

There is also no cost to District 196 and no public dollars needed; it’s all private monies, she said.
“I just don’t see a downside… and he’d help set district-wide goals,” School board member Bob Schutte said.
“I like how data-driven [the partnership] is,” School board member Art Coulson said.