Created by The Council for Corporate & School Partnerships, The National School
and Business Partnerships Award recognizes exemplary partnerships between schools
and businesses around the country. Partnerships involving kindergarten through
12th grade public schools and/or school districts and businesses are eligible
to apply for the award.
Applications were judged using a number of criteria, including:
- The strength of the partnership's foundation, as evidenced by shared values, and the school and business partner's ability to define mutually beneficial goals;
- The success of the partnership's implementation, as evidenced by such factors as the management process and determination of specific, measurable outcomes;
- The partnership's sustainability, based on such factors as support by school and business leaders and by teachers, employees, students and other constituents; and
- The partners' ability to present a clear evaluation of the partnership's impact, as measured by evidence that the partnership was developed with clear definitions of success for all parties, and that it has resulted in improvements of the academic, social or physical well-being of students.
Judges may also consider the uniqueness of the partnership and the presentation
of the application.
The Council for Corporate & School Partnerships will not be conducting
the awards program in 2008. Check this website for information on this program
in the future.
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