The Collaborative Schools for Innovation and Success (CSIS) pilot program was a partnership that paired colleges of education with low-performing, high-poverty elementary schools. The purpose of the five-year pilot was to increase student achievement, close the opportunity gap, and change the way teacher candidates learn to teach students in selected schools. The CSIS project has allowed selected elementary schools to implement research-based, innovative practices with their college of education partners. At the same time, the colleges of education were able to improve their teacher education programs. Strong university and school district partnerships were developed over the course of the project and are set to continue beyond the end of CSIS funding. To conclude the work of this pilot project (Revised Code of Washington [RCW] 28A.630.107), the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) recommend the pilot project be continued and expanded into a grant for other school district and college of education partnerships in the state. In addition, both OSPI and PESB also recommend the pilot project be expanded into a grant to include middle and high schools in the state.