Business/Education Partnership Forum Newsletter
June 2009 - v4n6
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Note from the editor
- Top articles, commentaries, and announcements from May 2009
- New resources
- Upcoming events
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Community/school partnerships are needed today more than ever before – and we’re actively looking at ways in which we can help. A few items we’re working on:
- “Finding New Resources for Schools” Road Show – We are seriously considering launching a full-day training initiative that would travel to several cities this fall. The program would include hands-on training in developing partnerships, writing grants, and launching a school foundation. The training would be appropriate for those who are directly involved in these areas (partnership and foundation leaders) as well as principals, district officials, chamber leaders, businesspeople, and others.
- Webinars – Our Fall 2008 webinar series was well-received, and we’re thinking of doing another series beginning in September.
- National Coalition – We’ve met with the leaders of several different organizations to discuss the creation of a national coalition for those representing the full spectrum of community/school engagement; this would allow us to collaborate on advocacy, research, training and the like. Discussions are ongoing.
I’d appreciate feedback from anyone interested in these initiatives. There’s no guarantee that any of them are moving forward: as with anything, we have to be confident that there’s a real interest in them before we go ahead. So if you’d like to see them happen, we need to hear from you. Let me know that you’d like to play a part in a national coalition, or that you’d be interested in attending a training session in your area. We’re still working on the details, and your guidance would be greatly appreciated.
I should also note that we’ve launched a standalone web site for the K-12 Partnership Report. Take a look at www.kprnewsletter.com; the site includes a handful of free downloads from recent issues.
As always, you can reach me at 704-940-3201 or brett@dehavillandassociates.com.
Best,
Brett
TOP ARTICLES, COMMENTARIES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MAY 2009
Selected to highlight business thinking on education or innovative approaches to engagement
- Fundraising in Tough Times - Stanford Social Innovation Review (Spring 2009)
- Parental Engagement Pays Off - District Administration (May 2009)
- College-School Partnerships Offer Head Start on Higher Education - Washington Post (May 6, 2009)
- Children Supported by Parents, Guardians or Caring Adult More Likely to be Hopeful about School and Life - Big Brothers Big Sisters press release (May 7, 2009)
- Salem students win national competition for futuristic paint - The Oregonian (May 13, 2009)
- Law and Leadership Institute program lets ninth-graders in Ohio study law - Cleveland Plain-Dealer (May 13, 2009)
- Brown donates 12,000 graphic calculators to Providence's middle, high school students - Providence Journal (May 13, 2009)
- Schools to get nuclear-energy curriculum - Clarion Ledger (May 15, 2009)
- Education Reform Must Be a Priority - US Chamber Magazine (May 19, 2009)
- Parents make up shortfall to keep full-day kindergarten - Chicago Tribune (May 20, 2009)
- Science, math charter gets boost - Detroit News (May 20, 2009)
- A new day for learning in San Francisco - San Francisco Chronicle (May 22, 2009)
- Job Training Gives Boost To High School Grads - NPR (May 26, 2009)
- Students Steered Towards Science - Teacher Magazine (May 26, 2009)
- Students study DNA of zoo's dolphins - Indianapolis Star (May 27, 2009)
NEW RESOURCES
The following resources have been highlighted on the Forum recently
UPCOMING EVENTS
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