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A How-To Guide for
School-Business Partnerships (PDF)
(Word)
Guide for individuals and organizations that are interested in engaging in
school-business partnerships. Includes information on how to start, implement
and evaluate a partnership, with a checklist and worksheets.
Source:
The Council for Corporate and School Partnerships, 2002
ACTE Business-Education Partnership
Group of business and education leaders engaged in a common goal--enhancing the
quality of the nation's future workforce.
Source: Association
for Career & Technical Education
An Exploratory Study of the Relation of School-Business Partnerships and
Developmental Assets to School Success Among Urban High School Students
(PDF) (Word)
Research report that explores the
impact of school-business partnerships on students' school success.
Source: The Search Institute for
National Association of Partners in Education, 2002
Bridge To Employment Report: A Decade of Promising School to Career
Partnerships (PDF)
(Word)
Report that provides insight into promising practices in school-to-career
partnership-building and sustainability by closely examining seven elements of
the Bridges to Employment initiative and making recommendations.
Source:
Bridge to Employment Program, Johnson & Johnson, September 2005
Business-Education Partnerships: Business Needs to Do More
Interview with Howie Schaffer, Public Outreach Manager for the Public Education
Network, on how the business community could partner with schools more
effectively.
Source:
On Philanthropy, April 22, 2005
Business-Industry Relationships and CTE (PDF)
(Word)
Information brief with examples of school-business partnerships and
recommendations on how to establish effective partnerships.
Source: Imel, Susan,
NCCTE, 2001
Career
Clusters Speaker's Kit
Package of materials career and guidance professionals can use to support
presentations on career clusters.
Source: Career
Clusters website
Career Pathways Toolkit
Toolkit with information on partnership roles and responsibilities, and
employer protocol. Provides sample forms.
Source:
Workforce Strategy Center
CCTI Career Pathways technical assistance package
Technical assistance package that helps secondary and Postsecondary schools
work with employers to implement career pathways.
Source: League
for Innovation in the Community College
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Critical Issues in the Evolving Relationship Between Business, Industry,
and Postsecondary Education (PDF)
(Word)
Results of a study on the relationships between technological advances,
technology education, workforce training, and economic development.
Source: CORD,
1997
Guiding Principles for Business and School Partnerships (PDF)
(Word)
Report that suggests a framework for structuring partnerships, based on
stakeholder interviews. Also includes case studies, measures of success, and
other resources.
Source:
The Council for Corporate and School Partnerships, 2001.
Partners in
Education
Web site with resources for developing education-business partnerships,
including handbooks, templates, and tutorial materials.
Source: Broward
County Public Schools
Priorities for Allocating Corporate Resources to Improve Education
(PDF) (Word)
Study that explores business-education partnerships from the business
perspective, focusing on how and why business partners prioritize their time
and resources.
Source:
Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2004
Turning Students Into Employees: The School-to-Work Payoff (PDF)
(Word)
Report that gives examples of the types of business/education partnerships
developed by members and corporate affiliates of the National Tech Prep Network
(NTPN) and describes how Tech Prep works within a School-to-Work system.
Source: CORD,
1996
What
Works? Seven Strategies for Success.
Report that highlights seven strategies for successful school-business
partnerships, based on web research, interviews, and focus groups.
Source: Daniels
Fund, 2006.
Working with Boards of Education
Web page with tips for school counselors on dealing with administration and
local boards of education.
Source: American
School Counselor Association
Working in Partnership with Business, Labor and the Community
Document that outlines why partnerships between schools and businesses are
important. Discusses partnership goals, action steps, and contacts.
Source:
North Central Regional Education Lab, (NcREL), 1997
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