HEB ISD School & Family Magazine Winter 2015 | Page 6

We're counting on you, because education is everyone's business. The Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD invites you to become our partner in education. Whether you represent a corporation, small business, civic group, church, or if you just want to donate some personal time, you can help us provide a quality education for more than 20,000 students. The mission of the Adopt-A-School program is to create school and community partnerships that positively impact student achievement. Your organization can become a campus adopter, and work with one school, or you can become a district adopter, and work with multiple schools, or even the entire district. These school partnerships can provide volunteers, funding, equipment, materials, and/or assistance with special needs. We will work to match the school's needs with the organization's resources, but a few suggestions include: Guest speakers Educational tours or field trips Incentive awards for student achievement Teacher discounts, rewards Why does Adopt-A-School need you? Here's why we need you: Schools have to document community involvement to receive funds for special programs and grants A key measurement of community involvement is the documentation of donated hours, products or services In tough financial times, your organization can make a difference, with donations or with incentives to instill high expectations for children Education is an active partnership linking the school, the student, the home, and the community Benefits of Adopt-A-School: We want this partnership to be beneficial for everyone involved. The Adopt-A-School Program will provide the following: Framed certificate for display within your organization Recognition in District publications and web site Inclusion in our adopter directory, which is distributed throughout the District, to patronize your business Recognition at annual Spring Celebration awards luncheon Partnership awards to recognize extraordinary efforts by large, small or district adopters We're counting on you, because education is everyone's business. For questions regarding the Adopt-A-School Program, please contact: 4 Public Relations & Marketing Community Liaison, Lisa Theisen [email protected] 817-399-2039