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PHOENIX — The Riverside School District has launched its much anticipated Community Partnership Project bringing together local educators, community members, elected officials, and business professionals.

According to new RESD superintendent Dr. Jaime Rivera, the project is aimed at increasing student achievement through local community business involvement.

“We will provide the best possible education with up to date state of the art facilities with the help of political and business partnerships in our community,” Rivera said. “We will compete with private schools, and provide better education. Riverside will be the leader in education to our community.”

Phoenix City Councilman for District 7 Michael Nowakowski praised the new RESD administration and told the gathering he was amazed at the new learning technology offered at Riverside.

“Riverside has a new board and new superintendent with fresh ideas,” Nowakowski said. “People are going to want to live in this area just to come to our schools. We have a stereotype here in South Phoenix and in the West Valley and we are going to end that. We will focus on educating the hearts and the minds of the community. That is why I am here to try and figure out a way for the city of Phoenix and the schools to come together and open doors to our community.”

For Arizona House of Representatives candidate the new RESD vision represents the one of the reason he is running for office..

“I am honored to be a part of this amazing project that brings together the community around RESD," Garcia said. “Everyone in the community should have an interest in educating our students and providing them with the equipment they need to learn.”

Representative Cloves Campbell (D-16) told those in attendance that he understands the importance to have a relationship with the business community and promised he would do everything he can at the state level to stop more cuts on the budget for education.

RESD also plans to showcase business partners though media like the school newspaper and a school television broadcast. Both projects will be created and managed by the students, but inspired and coached by local professionals in the industry.

RESD #2 is one of the oldest school districts in Phoenix. The primary school, Riverside Traditional School, serves grades kindergarten through fourth grade. The junior high, Kings Ridge Preparatory, serves grades five through eight.