Professional development school partnerships can improve teaching and learning in our schools. To support these partnerships, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) developed standards for professional development schools. In this article, we address the questions, "What NCATE standards work from the point of view of school principals and university faculty members when sustaining PDS partnerships?" and "How can universities improve PDS implementations so that all partners see the benefit of each NCATE standard?" Although, there is wide agreement between school leaders and university faculty on the importance of the standards, there are also some notable differences in their functionality.