Business Partnership Proposal

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Business Partnership Proposal
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
Office of the Superintendent

• Presented by
• Kristen Habbestad, Office of Communications
• November 2003

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• As educators, we must accept that we can no
  longer work in isolation to help our students
  meet the challenges they facewe are being asked
  to accomplish more with limited and, in some
  cases, no resources. If we do not turn to our
  communities to help, we will fall short of our
  goals.
• Mildred Musgrove, principal
• Anacostia Senior High School, Washington D.C.

Becton, Marianne, and Grace Sammon, Principles
of Leadership. Principal Leadership (February
2001) 32-35
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• Education, in general, and public education
  specifically, is the cornerstone of our culture
  and an absolute necessity for economic
  prosperity.
• Marianne Becton, Verizon Washingtons
  manager of External Affairs

Becton, Marianne, and Grace Sammon, Principles
of Leadership. Principal Leadership (February
2001) 32-35
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Business Partnership A Definition

• Being a business partner is more than giving
  funds
• Sharing volunteer hours
• Work-study opportunities/tomorrows employees
• Resources
• Broadened network
• Handshake, not a handout

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HLPUSDs Organizational Neighbors

• City of Industry, La Puente, Hacienda Heights,
  Valinda, West Covina

Nearby access 3 Major Harbors 13 miles of
railroad 5 major airports 8 major freeways
Corporate headquarters Manufacturing Technology A
erospace Financial Services Distribution Import/Ex
port
Source www.cityofindustry.org
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Creation Action of Plan
Strategies

1. Establish Board of Directors
2. Assess needs of schools and programs
3. Identify potential organizational partner
   match-ups
4. Generate practical ideas
5. Connect organizations with schools
6. Sign partnership agreement and define role
   responsibilities
7. Show results!

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Establish Board of Directors
Composition

• Business leaders, administrators, parents,
  students

Responsibilities

• Preside over program
• Develop contacts
• Oversee, manage
• Lead

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2. Assess Needs of Schools and Programs
School Needs Source of Help
Baldwin Academy Computers CompUSA?
Baldwin Academy Guest speaker to provide real world perspective Veterinary Hospital?
Sparks Middle School Guest speakers to address the following upcoming eighth-grade units physics, energy Cal Poly Pomona?
La Puente High School Job shadowing opportunities for students CalTrans?, Bank of America?
La Puente High School 6-8 week internships for students who are in the Business Academy
Los Altos Elementary Bird houses for outdoor classroom area
Los Altos Elementary Career day speakers
Valinda School of Academics Six VCRs
Valinda School of Academics Math tutors
Wilson High School Materials/expertise in the trades to construct a concession stand at stadium
Sample
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3. Identify Potential Organizational Partners

• Divide prospects into categories to better match
  with schools needs

• Service Organizations and Non-Profits
• Local, State and Federal agencies
• School-to-Work
• Businesses
• Gifted Mentorship

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District Resources
4. Generate Practical Ideas

• Provide choral or band groups as entertainment
  for company functions
• Provide complimentary tickets to school
  activities, such as plays, concerts and athletic
  events
• Feature the business partner in the school
  newspapers and meetings with parents or the
  public
• Provide honorary membership in the school PTO/PTA
• Allow use of school facilities for company
  functions and recreation (use of gym, etc.)

Source Partnerships, The Education Alliance, 2002
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5. Connect Organizations with Schools

• Join organizations with individual schools
• School provides each organization with a hands-on
  picture of what their resources are accomplishing
• Adopt-a-school approach
• Establish formal, signed partnership agreement
• Symbols of agreement (banner, lapel pins, etc.)

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6. Sign Partnership Agreement andDefine Role
Responsibilities

• Define whether partnership will view students as
  academic learners, consumers, or future workers
• Clarify expectations
• Programs should
• foster critical-thinking skills
• problem-solving skills
• self-expression
• civic awareness
• reading comprehension
• knowledge of history and science
• competency in math
• appreciation of the arts

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7. Show Results!

• With partnerships, ideally, students
• ? Are introduced to a range of career choices
• ? Gain a realistic understanding of the workplace
• ? Learn about the skills and training their
  career aspirations require
• ? Apply the knowledge theyve acquired in the
  classroom
• ? Become more motivated to learn after seeing
  real-world applications of their academic
  knowledge
• ? Come away knowing that there are adults in the
  community who want them to succeed
• ? Are encouraged to excel
• Learn from a variety of positive role models
• Extend learning into their community

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• With partnerships, businesses
• Cultivate a reliable source of better-trained,
  better-motivated employees
• Help attract more business to the area through a
  well-trained work force
• Enjoy a more influential business community and a
  broader tax base
• Improve employee morale (working with young
  people)
• Publicize their involvement and volunteerism
  within the school system
• Give items to students with their logo displayed

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Next Steps

• Establish Board of Directors
• Define action plan
• Review with the Board

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Thank you