Partners in Education Over 60 local businesses have teamed with schools as partners in education, and the results have produced better schools, better communities and better futures for young people. Since 1990, the program has paired the District's 38 schools with over 200 business partners. Partnerships are founded on the basic premise that quality education is everybody's responsibility. Through partnerships, concerned business citizens, educators and students develop bonds that strengthen the educational process. Business involvement ranges from donating computers to collecting cash register tapes for computers.
Partners contribute their time, talent, expertise and financial resources.
Partnerships enhance the schools' regular curriculum with the infusion of new activities, new personalities and new experiences. During the 1996-97 year, individuals donated more than 266,791 volunteer hours. Warren Dupree Elementary won the Harold Measel Award for the highest number of volunteer hours per student with a total of 38,503 volunteer hours, averaging 88 hours per student. All Rights Reserved. Friday, December 8, 2000.