Ideas for Partnership Activities

What does a partnership look like? What am I committing to?  

Here are a few ideas to help you get started, but you can work with your school/district partner representative to come up with activities that will work for you both.   

With a small amount of time and resources:

• Meet with our Impact group, student councils, and other clubs/organizations
• Sponsor snacks at our quarterly Stakeholders' Meetings
• Have breakfast or lunch at a school where partners can get to know faculty, staff and students
• Collect preschool books for older children to share at home with their younger siblings
• Provide tax tips, time/stress management tips, or other workshops for faculty and staff
• Serve as a judge for various school competitions or a volunteer at Reality/Career Fairs 

With slightly more time and resources:

• Sponsor “student of the month” and send pictures home to parents with a letter of commendation
• Provide breakfast/lunch, flowers or other incentives for “Teacher(s) of the Month”
• Assist in the media center, classroom or office
• Staff a table at a high school reality fair or a kindergarten Mission Possible event
• Provide support for hands-on learning
• Be a guest speaker 

Projects that work on a limited basis or on a larger scale:

• Tutor/mentor (one child or small group)
• Listen to one child (or small group) read to you
• Read stories to a child, group or entire class
• Serve as a resource for class presentation

More involved activities:

• Donate books to Media Center (in honor of employees and/or students)
• Employ high school students during the summer months or on a part-time basis
• Display student art work in business organization's lobby, break room or conference room
• Provide babysitters for parents and teachers to use for PTO meetings and parent conferences
• Provide financial literacy lessons for students and parents
• Provide training sites for CTAE programs
• Provide training sites for high school special education students (maintenance, simple clerical duties, cafeteria services)
• Permit use of your facilities for car washes or bake sales