In this retrospective case study, the author describes the process of initiating a new partnership between the Master of Education in Teaching (MET) program at the University of Hawaii and a public elementary school, which would service as the field site for the student cohort in this two-year field-intensive certification program. Included in the article are descriptions of the context of the new partner school, components and characteristics of the MET professional development school (PDS) model, and the major themes and issues that arose in the first year of establishing this new PDS--MET style.