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Council Grants $60,000 to Award-Winning School-Business Partnerships
Six school-business partnerships have emerged as winners of the National School
and Business Partnerships Award. The Council for Corporate & School Partnerships
will award each winning partnership $10,000. Winners are based in all regions
of the United States and represent rural areas, urban areas, and elementary, middle
and high schools alike. View the press
release for more information.
A How-To Guide for School-Business Partnerships
The U. S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Education Network, recently selected the Council’s A How-To Guide for School-Business Partnerships as a "best practice" resource for implementing and maintaining school-business partnerships. Information about the How-To Guide was presented at the 2005 Business Education Network Summit in Washington, D.C., and the document also is included on the Business Education Network portal as a resource for implementing and/or maintaining partnerships. View the How-To Guide.
Council Members Participate in 2005 Business Education Network Summit
Council members John Downs, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. and Joel Herbst, Principal of South Plantation High School in Broward County, Florida, were invited speakers at the 2005 Business Education Network Summit held in Washington, D.C. The Business Education Network (BEN, www.businesseducationnetwork.com) of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Corporate Citizenship is a business coalition dedicated to harnessing the power of the business community to address issues facing the U.S. education system. The focus of the 2005 Business Education Summit was to build support for business education partnerships at state and local levels by helping business and education leaders make connections and learn more about best practices, tools and techniques for more effective business and education partnerships.
Herbst participated in a session entitled, "How Can Business Process Management Tools Be Useful to Schools?" and Downs was a panelist in a session entitled, "How To Build Successful Partnerships." Jay Engeln, the National Association of Secondary School Principals' Resident Practitioner for School-Business Partnerships, served as the moderator for the "How to Build Successful Partnerships" session.
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