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Bloomington Public Schools creates a partnership with businesses.
A partnership is created when a business and a school (or grade/class within
a school) mutually agree to work together on projects and activities that will
enhance the quality of education for students while improving skills critical to
success in the workplace.Partners work together to choose activities that meet mutual goals. Examplesof activities might include working together on a service project, participating ininternships, mentoring and job shadow activities, providing volunteer tutors, sharing training sessions or making presentations at a partner’s facility.


Business-School Partnership Objectives
• Promote cooperation, shared resources and the exchange of expertise and
services between businesses and schools.
• Provide students with the opportunity to see the workplace firsthand and
to relate their studies to experiences outside the school environment.
• Create awareness and understanding of the opportunities available to work
together toward common goals.
• Encourage high self-esteem in students
• Acknowledge and support teachers
• Strengthen the business community’s commitment to education.
• Strengthen economic development by providing a source of talented, highly
qualified employees.

Working Together Builds Understanding

   
Here’s what Ruthe Batulis, President, Bloomington Council, Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, has to say about the communitywide dividends generated by solid business-school partnerships:

“The most important investment that business can make is in the local school
district. The business education partnership is one that can shape the future
of a community as well as the region. It drives the economic development of
the community, and promotes healthy, stable communities and workforces.
Partnerships of this type are crucial to the economic well being of
communities.”