%0 Journal Article %T Collaborative Partnership: Opening Doors Between Schools and Universities %A Yara N. Farah %J Gifted Child Today %@ 2162-951X %D 2019 %R 10.1177/1076217518822679 %X Although K-12 schools and universities are two separate and distinct systems, fundamentally both have the same broad goal: the education of students. This leads one to ponder, ˇ°How can these two entities work together to promote, foster, and support this goal?ˇ± In this article, I share and discuss the key elements for building a successful school¨Cuniversity collaborative partnership. A type of partnership that includes ongoing commitment founded on mutually beneficial goals, trust, equitable decision making, and communication. A partnership that produces high-quality research, improves educational practices in schools, and contributes to the field %K leadership %K program evaluation %K best practices %K gifted %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1076217518822679