School-university partnerships not only take time and care to establish and develop but also need sensitivity and acknowledgement of work accomplished if the partnership disbands. What are the repercussions of ending the partnership abruptly with little advance notice? This article examines this question by looking at the school participants' point of views. Their retrospective acknowledgments of the lasting effects of the partnership were surprisingly positive and rewarding to the university participants even though the disbandment was unexpected and painful. Lessons can be learned by all participants from the experiences examined in this article.