Purpose: This paper will discuss one university's efforts to initiate a process to better support PK-12 continuous school improvement goals for all 13 schools in their PDS network as a way to broaden the university's mission and respond more formally to the individual school communities with which they partner. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is conceptual in that it presents an innovative idea to stimulate discussion, generate new ideas and advance thinking about cross-institutional collaboration between universities and professional development schools. Findings: The paper provides insights and ideas for bringing about change and growth in a seasoned PDS partnership network by connecting PK-12 continuous school improvement efforts to PDS partnership work. Originality/value: This paper fulfills an identified need to study how seasoned partnerships can participate in simultaneous renewal by offering ideas that school-university partnership leaders can build upon as they make efforts to participate in the process of growth and change.