A Charter School System of the State of Georgia

The Partners in Education Program is a collective effort of the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce and our local schools that matches businesses and organizations with schools to provide extra funding, unique services and volunteer support. The vision behind the Partners in Education Program is to enrich the learning experience of Baldwin’s children so that all develop a strong academic foundation, skills and core values that will benefit them in their community life and in a career. 

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Connecting the academic and business communities within the county allows us to provide students with even more opportunities for success.  Schools must prepare today’s students for their entry into a diverse, competitive work force.  When businesses take part in the education of these young people, they help strengthen the work force of the future. The Partners In Education program is vital in helping the community and the school system work and grow together.  

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Partnering is as easy as ABC:

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1. The partnership needs to provide a benefit to the school and be mutually beneficial to the business through cause-related marketing, not advertising.

 

1. We define a partnership as at least three activities throughout the school year, which we feel is the minimum for a partner relationship.

 

1. The partnership activities must fulfill a need of a school, as determined by the principal and the school’s Partners In Education Coordinator.

 

The key to PIE success is matching up the school’s needs with the resources of a business or individual in a mutually beneficial manner.  Businesses can partner with an individual school, multiple schools or, for some businesses, with the entire county-wide school system as a Partner-At-Large (or PAL).  

 

The financial commitment to become a Partner in Education (PIE) is $250.00 per school annually or gifts/services in-kind equating to $250.00.  Checks should be made payable directly to the School.