The summary and proceedings of the San Diego County Partnership with Schools Forum held in San Diego on April 21-22, 1983 are presented. The forum was cosponsored by policy makers in education and industry for the purpose of sharing information and partnership planning opportunities for business, industry, the military, and government with the educational community. This conference report describes the issues that were raised and discussed and gives detailed summaries of the remarks made by speakers and panelists. A summary of the evaluations of the forum, recommendations made by the participants, and outlines of future plans and follow-up activities are also included. Four important issues dealt with at the conference were: (1) state and national perspectives on partnerships; (2) dynamics which make quality partnerships work; (3) realities and opportunities for partnership alliances; and (4) critical issues regarding partnerships and action strategies for increasing and strengthening partnerships. This document was selected by the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Task Force on Public Confidence as descriptive of a promising practice or exemplary project worthy of highlighting for the California educational community. (EM)