Transcript Business Partners In Education

Business Partners In
Education
The Basics for
New Partnership Liaisons
Definition of a Partnership
A partnership is mutually supportive arrangement between
– a school and
– a business
– government agency
– community organization
The parties in a partnership commit to a plan of specific
activities intended to
– benefit students
– improve student achievement
– help accomplish school improvement goals
Who do Partners work
with?
In providing activities that support students,
Partners can work with
 Individual teachers to assist with classroom
objectives
 Administrators and other staff to provide services
that cross multiple classrooms or grade levels
 Parents to help with fund-raising and other
activities that benefit the school
 School Advisory Council to provide community
in put to the SIP process
Who Can be a Partner?
Any business, government
entity, service club, community
group, or not-for-profit
organization can be a
“business” partner
Do new partners
need District approval?
Businesses and other organizations and
agencies do not need prior district
approval to be your partner
 Who you sign up as a partner is a school
decision
 What partners do is limited by state and
federal law, school board and school policy
 Use common sense when developing
partnerships
What policies affect PIEs?
 Advertising Policy No. 6300
– Partnerships are not intended to promote businesses or products. Awareness of the
business and its products are a by-product of a good partnership relationship.
You may, however, use your partner’s logo and/or name on materials that they
sponsor
 Money Raising Activities Policy No. 6206
– Fund-raising activities by students need principal approval. Panhandling is not
allowed. Only one door-to-door solicitation per high school per student club or
organization per year is allowed without prior Superintendent approval. Adults
may fund-raise to other adults
 Use of BCPS Facilities for Non-School
Purposes Policy No. 1341
– Having a partnership does not entitle a business to use the school facility during
hours when school is not in session without meeting the terms of the facilities
agreement as stated in Policy 1341
Other Policies
Several district guidelines or
procedures govern partnership
activities and may be found in the
Principal’s Handbook
Other Policies
The Guidelines and Procedures most applicable to
partnerships are:
 Community and Business Volunteers: Procedures
for Involvement and Management of Risk and
Liability
 Field Trip Guidelines
 Guidelines on photography of students
 Screening Committee Guidelines for use of
curriculum enrichment material
 Speakers Guidelines – including speakers on
subjects such as HIV/Aids, the Holocaust, and,
Animals in the Classroom
Where can I find Policies
 The Principal’s Handbook has been
moved to a conference on CAB that is
password protected
 Ask your principal if you may read
applicable sections of the Principal’s
Handbook for more information on
district guidelines and procedures
More on the Superintendent’s
Screening Committee
Screening Curriculum
 Should a business approach you with a predeveloped curriculum, such as a grocery
story with a nutritional program, the
curriculum must be reviewed by the
appropriate district staff. You may send
these to the Superintendent’s Screening
Committee - KCW 7th floor
More on the Superintendent’s
Screening Committee
Flyers
 Businesses may ask you to distribute
promotional flyers. The Superintendent’s
Screening Committee does not review
material that is intended for adults (parents
or teachers)
 At principal’s discretion, a flyer may be
approved for front office placement that
parents and/or teachers may pick up
More on the Superintendent’s
Screening Committee
Flyers
• Promotional and other flyers directed to
students must be approved by the
Superintendent’s Screening Committee
• Without a clear academic purpose,
information directed to students will not be
approved
• Material with an academic purpose will be
reviewed by the appropriate curriculum
staff
Rules and Regulations
 All partners who volunteer at the school must complete
the Volunteer Application available through the school’s
Volunteer Coordinator
 All volunteers, including those attending planning
meetings, must sign-in at the front desk each time they
visit school
 There is always teacher supervision in a classroom
 Volunteers give no medication
 Partners agree to the right of student confidentiality
 The school maintains the Partnership Plan, an intranet
form, available only through the school’s networked
computers
One-on-One Volunteers
 Additional clearances are required for
volunteers who work one-on-one in mentor
and tutor capacities. New electronic finger
printing policies are in place effective
September 2004
 Check with the Youth Mentor Coordinator
at your school for the newest guidelines
Five Star School Award
Requirements
 Annual, signed Partnership Plan
 Proof of ongoing relationship
 School Advisory Committee participation. Appoint only someone
whom you know is going to participate. Lack of attendance can
eliminate a school from receiving the Five Star
 Contact with students and donation of goods and services or
financial resources
 Designated PIE Liaisons - school and partner
 Yearly participation in training by school and partner liaison
 Yearly orientation and training for school staff and volunteers. Can be
coordinated with your Volunteer Coordinator
 Recognition of partnership
Accessing the
Partnership Plan
 Partners In Education will email the Partnership Plan link
to the designated School PIE Liaison at the beginning of
each school year
 Leave the link on your desktop for easy access. Only a
computer linked to BCPS’ intranet can access the
Partnership Plan
 FileMaker Pro 6.0 is required. The District maintains a
site license and the latest version may be obtained by
logging on to the TSSC server
 If you loose your link, email Nina Randall on CAB for
another
Charter Schools and the
Partnership Plan
 Charter schools may request hard copy of the
Partnership Plan for use at their schools.
 To be part of the District’s database of
partnerships,
– Email a PDF version of the completed Partnership
Plan to Partners In Education.
– A hard copy can be mailed to Partners In Education
for data entry
Timeline for the
Partnership Plan
 August and September
– Update addresses of continuing partnerships
– Complete section on activities planned
– Print and sign ONLY if you are applying for Five Star
School Award
• Maintain the signed copies for the Five Star Book
 Throughout the year
– New partners may be brought on at any time
– Partnership Plans for new partnerships are due within
30 days of establishing a new relationship
Timeline for the
Partnership Plan
Year End Report is due by the last day of
school
 Report quantities and outcomes
 How many people volunteered?
 How many hours?
 How much time was donated?
 How much in-kind and cash?
 What did it accomplish (outcome)?
Evaluation
 Evaluation needs to be an on-going
activity
 Each partner should share concerns
and problems with suggested
recommendations for improvement
Evaluation Checklist
 Did the activity take place as planned? If not,
why not?
 Did activities meet the expressed goals and
objectives? If not, why not?
 Did students (or teachers or administrators)
achieve the desired instructional outcomes?
What were the outcomes? Is there a measure of
the success?
 Is the activity worth repeating? What
improvements can be made?
Evaluating Activities
 Is the activity designed to improve student
achievement?
 Is the activity designed to enhance staff
development?
 Did the people (volunteers) involved in the
activity feel fulfilled by the experience?
 Did the teachers involved feel that the
activity was a good use of their time?
Evaluating the Partnership
 What was the purpose of the partnership? Did the
partnership meet its stated goals?
 What positive changes occurred as a result of the
partnership?
 Is the commitment for the partnership growing? If not,
why not? What can be done to build commitment to the
partnerships?
 Does the partnership have a plan for continuous
improvement?
 Is the volunteer base increasing or decreasing?
 Are communication links strong?
Evaluation Questions
 Does staff at the school and at the partner
place of business know about the
partnership? Do they participate?
 Do school and partner liaisons feel good
about being part of the program? Do they
get support and recognition from their
peers for their efforts?
 Have programs and activities been
repeated successfully?
Evaluation Questions
 Is the partnership solely dependent on one
person in either or both organizations?
Would it survive if that person were gone?
 Does the partnership give the organization
satisfaction?
 Is data on the level of corporate support
maintained and reported? Does the partner
receive adequate recognition for its support
to the school?
Basic Training for New Liaisons
 Have fun
 Get others to help you
– Recruit parents, staff
or teachers to assist
 Think of partnerships
as a win/win
opportunity for all
For further information
Nina Randall
Partners In Education
754-321-1974
Or by email
[email protected]
Other Training
Visit
www.browardpartners.com
For other training programs
 Recruiting Partners
 Partnership Activities
 Utilization of Resources
 Retention and Recognition