School Business Partnerships
Facts about SBP
- Started in 1991
- Supported by the Anchorage School District (ASD), Anchorage Chamber of Commerce and the business community
- Current financial support from ASD and business grants
- Chamber role is encouragement to its membership to participate, bi-monthly articles in its newsletter as well as recognition of all programs
- Advisory Board became a 501 C-3 non-profit organization in February 1997
- Sixteenth year of the School Business Partnership Program
- Provides enhancement for on-going educational programs
- All types of School Business Partnerships are in place, no parameters other than positive educational involvement
- Currently over 540 Partnerships
- Worth an estimated annual $2,000,000, mostly in-kind, based on hard copy evaluation
- 5% cash; 13% service; 7% donated equipment; 75% time
- Each partnership is worth an average of $5,000
- Over 345 businesses, non-profits and governmental agencies involved
- 49,000 students affected/involved
- 900 + School Staff involved
- 1000 + Business people involved
- Overall rating is Very Good
- Growth rate is averaging 3-5 new Partnerships each month
- Host of the 2001 National Partners in Education Symposium
- Annual growth and economic worth
- 1991/92 - 28 Partnerships - $140,000
- 1991/92 - 28 Partnerships - $140,000
- 1992/93 -
54 Partnerships - $270,000
- 1993/94 - 90 Partnerships
- $350,000
- 1994/95 - 120 Partnerships - $500,000
- 1995/96 - 190 Partnerships - $900,000
- 1996/97 -
260 Partnerships - $1,225,000
- 1997/98 - 360 Partnerships
- $1,750,000
- 1998/99 - 400 Partnerships - $2,000,000
- 1999/00 - 450 Partnerships - $2,250,000
- 2000/01
- 475 Partnerships - $2,300,000
- 2004/05 –425 Partnerships - $2,000,000
- 2005/06 - 250 Partnerships - $2,250,000
- 2006/07 - 540 Partnerships - $2,500,000

- The Goal - Continue to offer quality programs for the benefit of all Anchorage School District students and staff; to develop positive working relationships and a quality work force; to continue building bridges of understanding
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