The purpose of this article is to clarify what the authors of the Second Edition of the NAPDS Nine Essentials (NAPDS, 2021) intended related to Essential Nine. This article includes a look back on the original, provides a rationale for changes and offers some ideas and examples intended to help partners implement this important Essential. With the publication of Essential Nine, readers now have further background and rationale for each of the Essentials in the second edition. The authors hope that this article provides usable information for all PDS partners and others engaged in school university partnership work.