Learn from these experiences and modify your plans to overcome those difficulties. Don't accept a second-class science or mathematics education for education members. Don't promise more than you can deliver. Whatever successes you have may be eclipsed by your failures. Don't forget the trust factor.
Nothing happens if it is absent.
Don't underestimate the benefit of well thought out K-16 partnership activities. Identify several small targets for collaborative work, establish ground rules of mutual respect, and stay the course. Change takes five times longer than you think it will. Don't underestimate the complexity of trying to connect K-16 education.