The School and Family Partnerships Office’s mission is to support AACPS goals by encouraging collaborative relationships among families, community members and schools. Each month, Family & Community Corner will offer ideas and resources to help you nurture family and community partnerships within your school.
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company seeks to make a lasting, positive change in communities to promote the happiness and well-being of kids and families.
adidas Group
Deadline: Rolling
Funds: Varies. Donations may be made in cash, in-kind (products, equipment, know-how, or services), and corporate volunteering.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations.
Description: The adidas Group provides support in the areas of:
- Sports within a social context.
- Kids and youths.
- Education.
- Preventive health projects (preferably sports related).
- Relief efforts.
Email: adidas America, Attn: Donation Committee, 5055 North Greeley Avenue, Portland, OR 97217
Web: www.adidas-group.com/media/filter_public/2013/07/31/corporate_giving-guidelines_group_level_july_2006_en.pdf
Pupil Personnel Workers–Empowering Families to Support their Students
Pupil Personnel Workers (PPWs) serve as facilitators between families and schools. Working collaboratively, PPWs help identify, address, and alleviate issues impacting a student’s education, especially those related to attendance, residency, custody, and personal hardship. Part school counselor, part social worker, PPWs get to know families across the county and connect them to the resources they need to help their children be successful in school.
Iris Crankfield, Southern High School, Class of 1994
After a negative experience in one of her high school classes, Iris Crankfield turned to the support of her principal and other teachers to share her ideas and help change the culture of her school. This experience fueled a passion for writing and teaching that has allowed her to inspire a new generations of change makers. Now, as an English teacher at South River High School, Iris helps her students see that they, too, have a voice and it deserves to be heard.
An amazing first impression at Southgate Elementary School
"We will always look back with gratitude and fondness about our first meeting with the administrative staff who went above and beyond to ensure us that Southgate Elementary was the best choice for our family."-–Linda Hamm
The Five Restorative Questions in Action!
"Restorative Questions provide a framework that helps adults as they guide students through a reflection of their actions, what harm they caused, and how they can repair that harm. This helps them be part of creating an honorable pathway back to the classroom – and to learning!"--Kathy Rockefeller