1. TRAINING Community/Business Partnership Development STUDENT AND FAMILY SCHOOL COMMUNITY

2. Training Objectives: Provide Community/Business and schools with information needed to develop successful partnerships Meet the Community/Business Partnership Florida Department of Education’s 5 Star School Award qualification     

3. Definition of Community/Business Partnership A Community/Business partnership is a mutually supportive arrangement between a school, the school district, and a business government agency or community/faith-based organization in which the parties commit to specific activities intended to benefit students, improve student achievement, and help accomplish school improvement goals.

4. Excellent Partnerships are: designed to improve student achievement and are an integral part of the school improvement plan and Title I Parental Involvement Plan (PIP) if applicable. committed to improving the quality of public education in order to prepare all children to live and work in the 21 st century. guided by written, realistic action plans that include planning, goal setting, communication, recognition and evaluation. able to demonstrate progress toward ambitious, high priority goals. They evaluate their success primarily on the basis of improvements in student achievement rather than on programmatic success.

5. School 1.Conduct a needs assessment 2.Identify goals and objectives 3.Recruit community/business 4.Two-way communication 5.Clear expectations/Give meaningful feedback 6.Readily give recognition Partnership 101 Community/Business 1.Complete Community Partner Agreement 2.Attend orientation and training 3.Two-way communication 4.Clear expectations 5.Provide meaningful input

6. Partnership Opportunities Instructional Support and Enrichment Academic achievement Teacher/Staff incentives Social Emotional Learning/Leadership development Parent Support Community Support Administration Support

7. Partnership Agreement who wherewhenwhyhow Complete the Community Partner Agreement to determine the who, where, when, why, and how… This form can be found on the Volunteer Services Department page.

8. Checklist for successful partnerships: Do Less of: Do Less of: ⁻Saying yes to everything ⁻Counting partnerships ⁻Making a wish list ⁻Having everyone doing their own thing ⁻Having internal competition ⁻Asking everyone for a little ⁻Sending many “ask” messages ⁻Only asking for financial support ⁻Establishing only short-term plans ⁻Using many messages ⁻Accepting negative marketing (telling how bad things are) ⁻Being insider driven (only school personnel) ⁻Having the “Adopt-a-school” model or partnerships Do More of:  Being selective  Focusing on meaningful partnerships and activities  Prioritizing Needs  Developing a team approach to community involvement  Being accountable and coordinated as a team  Thinking strategically and developing long-term plans  Working on major initiatives  Having a common message  Promoting solutions & success  Having involvement outsider driven (using key volunteers)  Finding a niche for different partners with the same major project

9. Benefits to Community/Business… School Increase student achievement Extend the classroom Prepare tomorrow adults Gain resources Human/Service In-kind Financial Community/Business… Enhance community image Increase awareness of business Recognition of effort to increase student achievement Known as leaders in the community Increase employee morale Students learn that the community cares about education and about their academic success, as well as their success as adults.

10. Policies affecting the partnership Partnerships are bound by the policies of the School Board of Hillsborough County, state and federal law. The school principal is in the best position to interpret School Board Policy as it relates to partnership activities. The following HCPS policies topics are most applicable to partnerships. Advertising (9700.01) Partnerships are not intended to promote businesses or products. Awareness of the company/partner and its products are a by-product of good partner relationships. Fundraising Activities Use of HCPS Facilities for Non-School Purposes Field Trips Security/Background Screening Relationships with Special Interest Groups Confidentiality To ensure student safety additional safeguards may be required depending on the nature of volunteer/partnership activity.

11. Donor information The district encourages partnership development and support schools taking the lead in seeking funding alternatives outside of their school/district. Please use the following statement (blue text) below when communicating with your respective donor(s). Hillsborough County Public Schools, as a special taxing authority, qualifies as an organization that can receive charitable donations and in-kind support. Converse with your tax preparer to determine if this is an eligible deduction. Please reference the district’s federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 59- 6000660 when responding to your respective donor. According to school board policies 9700 (Relationships with Special Interest Groups) and 9700.01 (Advertising and Commercial Activities), it is also important to remember not to "over-promise" access to student/parent information. See the tips below for appropriate forms of partnership acknowledgments.

12. What not to do… Partnerships dissolve for a variety of reasons: 1.Neglect 2.Lack of communication 3.Not student focused All too often, schools don’t have the time or the vision to make partnerships more than a request for money and handouts. When this happens, partners may feel disconnected from their original intent of helping students. Prior to dissolving a partnership every effort should be made to renew and strengthen the relationship.

13. School Contact: Business Contact: Volunteer Services Parent/Community School Contact: name: number: Business Contact: name: number: Hillsborough County Public Schools Volunteer Services 813.872.5254 Hillsborough County Public Schools Parent/Community 813.272.4680