Companies on a mission. (Anchorage School District).Anchorage School District The Anchorage School District (ASD) manages all public schools within the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the 87th largest school district in the United States, serving approximately 50,000 students at 93 schools. in Anchorage Anchorage (ăng`kərĭj), city (1990 pop. 226,338), Anchorage census div., S central Alaska, a port at the head of Cook Inlet; inc. 1920. , Alaska, is the state winner of The Civic Star Award for a business partnership program begun in 1991. The program started as a collaborative project between the school district and the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. School Business Partnerships, Inc. has since fostered more than 575 relationships among the school district, business members of the chamber and local non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. . The purpose of School Business Partnerships is to be a liaison between schools and businesses and to enhance educational opportunities available to students and the community That enhancement comes from increasing cooperation between businesses and the school district through career/ workplace experiences and opportunities that will increase learning in the classroom. The foundation for the program was laid by a committed group of education and business leaders, including Chamber of Commerce Chairman Ernie Hall, School District Superintendent District Superintendent may be:
The term utter is frequently used in reference to Commercial Paper. To utter and publish an instrument is to declare, either directly or indirectly through words or action, that it is good. . The kinds of positive collaborations formed under School Business Partnerships include mentorships, internships, on-the-job training, contextual experiences, experiential ex·pe·ri·en·tial adj. Relating to or derived from experience. ex·pe  ri·en learning and in-kind donations. The program, which has served more than 11,000 students, is run by a volunteer board of directors made up of school district and business leaders. The executive director and teams of coordinators within the schools work to recruit business and other community organizations to get involved in school classrooms. Partners in the program range from a small one-person business operation involved with one school to large corporations working with many schools. Partners also include nonprofits such as hospitals. Partnerships are formalized for·mal·ize tr.v. for·mal·ized, for·mal·iz·ing, for·mal·iz·es 1. To give a definite form or shape to. 2. a. To make formal. b. with an agreement, and a learning experience plan is proposed. Complex partnerships that require curriculum integration involve the school district's curriculum department and the respective school's principal. TO LEARN MORE CONTACT: 4600 DeBarr Road Anchorage, AK 99508 Carol Comeau, Superintendent Anchorage School district Phone: 907-742-4312 E-mail: Comeau_Carol@asdk12.org Web: www.asdk12.org |
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