Community Partnership Advisory Council

What?

The purpose of Partners in Education is to bring schools, community and business together to share resources in mutually beneficial activities that improve the educational process and promote lifelong learning.

Why?

The goals are:

to expand and enrich classroom activities for students
to create a climate of involvement and interaction between the community and the schools
to provide career and academic role models for students
to increase understanding and communication between school district and community
to provide links that help students understand relationships between school and work

Benefits for Education

increased cooperation among schools, community and business
enriched curriculum
indentification with successful role models
increased career awareness
increased student motivation to attend school and to graduate
greater understanding and appreciation of the contribution of the business community and the community at large

Benefits for Community/Business

increased cooperation among community, business and schools
improved image within the community - visibility and recognition
stronger public school system
increased civic awareness and cooperation
more efficient use of community resources
rewarding and satisfying experiences
better prepared work force
greater understanding and appreciation of the contribution of the school system

Who?

Partnerships may involve:

individual schools, classrooms, teachers and students
private businesses of all sizes
health, legal professions
local government
service organizations
community organizations
hospitals
individual community members

How?

We invite you to become involved:
Call School/Community Relations at (248) 489-3349

Include your name as a resource in the Partners in Education resource book distributed to all teachers get information about working with individual schools.

Possible Activities

Be a classroom speaker or presenter
Host tours of workplace for teachers/students
Allow career "shadowing" for teachers/students
Participate in Career Day presentations
Talk individually with students interested in your field
Display student art projects
Offer internships
Provide tutors for schools
Sponsor a school club (photography, science)
Provide meeting place or facility use for school
Donate surplus material or equipment
Work with school on community projects

We invite you to join us in working together to develop mutually beneficial partnership programs.

We welcome your ideas for creative, innovative and flexible partnerships.