A rural university and an urban school district developed a professional partnership that focused on promoting quality teaching by improving the skills, knowledge, and disposition of teachers. The major goals of this professional development initiative including the following objectives: first, establish a quality environment for teaching and learning; second, raise student achievement; and third, increase professional development opportunities for educators in partner schools. The results of the mini-grant projects on which the authors report here were very positive. In addition to specific project outcomes, four results were noted. The benchmark scores increased, teachers noted that students performed more confidently on daily assessments, teachers and students benefited from the enhanced instruction and materials, and teachers were able to accommodate the multiple learning styles of students with the greatest need. The authors suggest that mini-grants offer schools an opportunity to inexpensively provide professional development that is engaging and results oriented.