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Developing a Partnership for a Shared Future
City of Coolidge and Coolidge Unified School District
July 2012
How It Began…
• Two people with a similar idea…
who brainstormed the “motivating factors” for successful implementation
and arranged an introduction with key stakeholders
The Benefits
City of Coolidge Coolidge Unified School District
• Provide Avenue for Succession Planning
• Encourage Greater Community Involvement
• Develop Inter-Generational Connections
• Increase Meaningful Public Relationships
• Increase Attendance Rates/Motivation for Students
• Share Skill Sets • Increase Meaningful
Public Relations• Increase Graduation
Rates
Brainstorming with Key Stakeholders
Possibilities Matched with
Purpose: mentoring,
career coaching,
internship/job shadowing
opportunities, service project collaboration
Targeted Student Groups
• NJHS/NHS• Student Council• Gifted• Athletics• Special Services
Why These Students??
Group Reason• NJHS/NHS
• Student Council
• Gifted/Special Services
• Athletics
• Service Projects embedded into program
• Inherent interest in government
• Programmed requirements in place
• High Visibility in Community
Possibilities
• Partner/Mentor with Homecoming and Cotton Days
• Partner with Community Clean Up Days• Mentor 3 high school students and 2
middle school students (volunteer)• Attend Career Days Events• Guest Lecture in Classrooms• Develop Service Learning Projects
Together
Implementation Timelines
Although the Partnership Leaders will continue to meet on a quarterly basis, the following annual timelines were established:Quarters 1 and 2: a.Identify Adult Partners and Target Students/Groups/Classroomsb.Formalize Criteria for Success
Quarters 3 and 4:Full Implementation
Sample Action Plan
Questions
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