Creating Active and Reflective Educators (CARE) is a Professional Development School (PDS) partnership between The Patton College of Education at Ohio University and Federal Hocking Local Schools (FHLS) in rural Southeastern Ohio. This partnership, which won the 2018 NAPDS Award for Exemplary Professional Development School Achievement, is one of the oldest in The Patton College of Education. It was founded on Dewey's principles of democratic and experiential education. As a PDS partnership, CARE recruits teacher candidates from Middle Childhood Education (MCE) and Adolescent-to-Young Adult (AYA) programs in the Patton College. These candidates must apply for program admission and then take additional coursework to participate. Candidates matriculate as a cohort, developing strong relationships and learning from others who are working together is similar democratic and pragmatic experiences. In this report, we provide an overview of CARE as an award-winning partnership framed by the National Association of Professional Development Schools nine essentials.