To become a responsible, ethical leader committed to active community involvement. The program began in 1983 with seven business partners and has grown to more than 100 partners. Every school has several partners and each partnership between a school and a company is different. A small office may send employees to read to children or tutor them. A large manufacturing plant may donate used, but still functional, computer equipment, or scrap materials for art projects.
Every partnership is unique.
We don't make any requirements. The results are impressive. Jackson's PIE program is recognized across the state and the annual PIE convention here is attended by more than 200 participants from three states each October. But the real results are in the schools, where students learn that adults other than their families and teachers really do care that they make the connection between learning in school and getting on in life. Partners often provide prizes and incentives for academic achievement and school award programs.