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 PARTNERSHIPS
Partnership defined

 

What students
are learning now
will define the quality
of your workforce
tomorrow. By teaming
up with education,
business can ensure
a future supply of
quality employees with
the skills necessary
to succeed in a
global economy.

For more information on starting
a partnership call one of our schools
or contact:

Yolanda Valdes, director of staff support,
(847) 357-5042

How partners can help our schools

A mutually supportive arrangement between a business, community organization or agency and a school or school district in which the partners commit themselves to specific goals and activities intended to benefit students and their achievement.

While some partners make material or monetary contributions to a school or district, people resources are equally valuable. Partnerships may involve business employees or organization members as mentors, coaches or guest lecturers.

In good partnerships, schools provide something to their partners in return; this may be intangible, such as good will, or tangible, such as school facilities or academic resources.

School community partnerships are designed to enhance the exchange of information and human resources to the benefit of each partner.
  • Share your expertise in a variety of areas (such as financial managment, strategic planning and training.
  • Provide release time for employees to work with students.
  • Provide shadowing opportunities for students, teachers and administrators.
  • Participate in school and community affairs.
  • Provide incentive awards or sponsor incentive programs.
  • Provide display space for student work.
  • Serve as guest speakers and participate in career days.
  • Provide space in business publications to highlight partnership activities.
  • Provide tours of your facility.
  • Provide support for math, science, computer and technology education.
Goals for a successful partnership
How schools can help their partners
  • Bring business, civic, higher education and other community resources directly and personally into the schools to work with students, teachers and administrators on jointly planned and implemented projects.
  • Provide genuine enhancements to learning in the classroom.
  • Give students, teachers and administrators realistic views of the private sector and what preparation is needed to succeed in it.
  • Give business and community representatives an understanding of the educational system - how it works, its strengths and its challenges.
  • Communicate with partners.
  • Submit partnership information to be used in press releases and other publicity-generating vehicles.
  • Provide space in school to highlight partnership activities.
  • Invite a partner to serve on advisory committees, task forces, etc.
  • Provide partner with an inside look at school, a school tour and an explanation of the curriculum.
  • Give an update on partnership activities at PTA meetings.
  • Invite partner to participate in community projects, such as collections for a food pantry.
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Ed Rafferty, Superintendent of Schools 847-357-5000