School-Business Partnerships
Are you an educator looking to engage business partners in your school or classroom? Are you a business leader seeking opportunities to support students' academic and career-related achievement? Take a look at the resources below to learn more about creating mutually beneficial relationships between schools and businesses:
- Engaging Business Partners in Education Programs is an interactive, web-based tool developed by the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships and funded by the Lumina Foundation. This free tool helps educational organizations identify strategies for recruiting and maintaining business partners, resulting in a concrete plan that your organization can begin using right away.
- Business Education Compact helps businesses and schools work together by providing effective, success-driven programs that meaningfully engage students, educators, and businesses. http://www.becpdx.org/
- The Council for Corporate and School Partnerships has developed the How-To Guide for School Business Partnerships. The Guide is the result of extensive research and personal interviews with individuals who have experience creating, implementing and evaluating successful partnerships. Whether you are an educator or a business leader, whether you are already engaged in partnerships, or are embarking on your first partnership, this Guide can provide valuable insight on effective strategies.http://www.corpschoolpartners.org/guide.shtml
- Employers for Education Excellence (e3) is a nonprofit organization that brings employers and schools together to improve student achievement. Learn more about how your business can support excellence in your local schools by visiting the e3 website.http://www.e3oregon.org/