Quick Start Community Engagement Activities
Linking Leaders & Learners
Business to School | School to Business |
| Volunteer for classroom STEM expert instruction | Company can send home coupons to parents in back packs, include school newsletter recap (branding)to inform parents. |
| Provide printing or cover costs of flyers for school events (in kind donations) | Include business advertisement on flyer, add business partners to school email lists. |
| Supply paid advertising in print materials (paid donation) | Utilize monies for school improvements, display business names/logos on website, banners, marquees. |
| Provide refreshments for school events | School recognize business at event, invites, partner businesses to set-up showcase table at campus events such as Meet the Teacher night, Curriculum Night, Fall/Spring Festivals, STEM Nights, Literacy Nights, Assemblies, etc. |
| Display student work at your public business | Families build student confidence by frequenting business |
| Provide peppermints for testing periods | Recognize business through email and couponing opportunities. |
| Support campus Improvement Projects | Showcase business by plaque, community spotlight article in newsletter, ribbon cutting on improvement, speaking opportunity at campus event, etc. |
| Business donate teacher incentives such as coupons, gift certificates | Teachers and their families support vendor business |
| Staff Development speakers at staff meetings | School staff build relationship with business |
| Join the PTA/PTSO, speak at parent organization meetings on relevant topics | Recognize business at parent organization events and meetings, include business in parent organization communications |
| Volunteer for school daily tasks | Provide community service opportunities for company employees, thank you on school bulletin boards, morning announcements |
| Hands on work with students on community service projects | Schools communicate with parents on curriculum and character building being fostered by business |
| Assist with playground needs | Thank business publicly |