Launched in the spring of 2008, Springdale Partners In Education (PIE) pairs area
businesses with local schools to provide resources not otherwise available.
These resources include products, funding, talent and time.
For example, in working with a school, a partner may sponsor extracurricular
activities, provide guest speakers related to curriculum areas, initiate
teacher recognition programs, provide corporate release time for employees
to tutor or mentor students during the school day, sponsor educational field
trips, read to students and listen to students read, help beautify the campus
or choose from a wide variety of other ideas.
The school also may provide services for the business, including choral and/or
band entertainment for company events, writing a column for the business newsletter,
sharing school and student successes and sending birthday cards to company employees
among various other possibilities.
PIE is designed to foster partnerships between businesses and schools through one
outlet rather than numerous contacts between schools and local companies.
If your business would like to be involved, please contact Brad Thresher, 751-4011,
Mark Cloud, 263-7226, Rick Schaeffer, 750-8800, or Mark Bazyk, 841-0599. They comprise
the PIE membership committee and will be happy to visit with you about available
opportunities.
You may contact Partners in Education via e-mail at
PIE@sdale.org.