School Business Partnerships

Facts about SBP

•  21st year of the Anchorage School Business Partnership Program in 2012.
• SBP started in 1991 as a department of the Anchorage School District.
• Program became a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization in February 1997.
• Board of Directors composed of ASD and business community reps.
• Elections held in March with 3-year term.
• Advisory Board and Honorary Board are non-voting representatives.
• Supported by the Anchorage School District and the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce.
• Financial support from ASD and business grants/sponsorships.
• Chamber’s role is to encourage to its membership to participate, publish articles in newsletter, provide a liaison on the board of directors, arrange partnership presentations at “Make It Monday” luncheons and promote all programs.
• All types of partnerships are in place, no parameters other than positive
• educational involvement.  For profit, not-for profit, local, state and federal agencies, organizations, faith-based groups are involved.
• Partnerships are made official with a simple on-line agreement .
• Agreements are non-binding, should be reviewed annually and renewed biannually.
• New partnerships formed each month.
• Schools have partnerships are well as the district wide ASD partnerships that
• work with all or many schools.
• Secondary schools have SBP coordinators to create, maintain and nurture
• partnerships. Elementary principals handle partnerships are that level.
• Many middle schools offer School Business Partnership classes under the umbrella of the Career and Technology Education department.
• School Business Partnership classes follow an entrepreneurial model, a service learning model, a media literacy model or a combination of all.
• Currently over 500 partnerships. Over 375 businesses, non-profits and governmental agencies involved.
• 49,000+ students impacted.
• Host of the 2001 National Partners in Education Symposium.
• 2005-06 Winner of the Council for Corporate and School Partnerships “National School and Business Partnerships” award.
• Featured on the US Chamber of Commerce’s national website as a “Promising Practice."
• Partnership Press newsletter distributed electronically in fall, winter, spring and summer.
• Best Practices publication produced and printed annually for End of Year STAR Recognition Luncheon.
• Annual evaluation of partnerships done in May.

Our Goals - Develop quality partnerships for the benefit of all Anchorage School District students and staff; foster positive working relationships with businesses; assist in employability and work force development; build bridges of understanding between educational institution and the community leading to better citizens and employees.