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The Office of Business and Industry Relations develops, promotes, and coordinates collaborative efforts between the business community and the schools to create and foster relationships beneficial to the school division and total community.

Jay Garant,
Jay.Garant@fcps.edu
571-423-1209

8115 Gatehouse Rd.,
Falls Church, VA 22042
571-423-1209

Partners in Education 2008 (All Clusters)

Celebrating several ways that businesses, communities, and schools partner together for student success.
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Reed Smith LLP Named FCPS 2008 Business Partner of the Year. More.

Partner of the Year

PIE award photos.

Bruce Oliver Leadership Award - Third Annual Bruce Oliver Leadership Awards were presented in October. These awards recognize outstanding leaders in our business and community partnerships.

Featured Partnerships - Continuing expansion and strengthening of school and community partnerships extend and enhance educational opportunities provided by Fairfax County Public Schools. They include contributions from individuals, corporations, and civic groups. Nearly 250 area business partners providing tutoring, internships, mentoring, professional expertise, career awareness, and other services.

Local Chambers of Commerce

Expanding Visions - In cooperation with Exxon Mobil Corporation and the Fairfax County Public Schools Education Foundation, FCPS offers Expanding Visions to middle school students. Students in the Expanding Visions program are offered an interdisciplinary approach to exploring math, science and technology that will incorporate all four core curriculums (English, math, science and history).

Partnerships in Education - Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) supports and encourages development of partnerships to strengthen and enhance the quality of education and to promote community involvement with the schools.

Partners in FCPS - Partner of the Year, Featured Partnership, and List of current partners

Partners in Education Advisory Council - Partners in Education Advisory Council members' directory

Guidelines and Standards - A business/school partnership draws on its combined resources to develop a program uniquely fitted to the needs of the students.

How Companies Can Get Involved - Companies in Fairfax County can get involved with the schools and can help prepare students for the future workforce in many ways.

Kick-off Ceremony - The kick-off ceremony is to introduce the business or organization and the partnership concept to the students and faculty at the school.

Donation to FCPS - Make a donation to Fairfax County Public Schools

Resources for Partnership - Procedures for recruiting business partners, 12 steps to a successful partnership, sample partnership agreement, 10 ideas on how to recruit and keep great volunteers, tips on building a positive relationship, business needs assessment, and more. A mentoring handbook is available.

	Great Schools Build Great Communities (NVAR) The Northern Virginia Association of Realtors shares the message: great schools build great communities. High \| Low (00:30)
	FCPS Is Great for Business (Berry Rio) Learn why great schools are great for business. High \| Low (00:30)
	FCPS Is Great for Business (Interstate) Learn why great schools are great for business, from a businessman's perspective. High \| Low (00:30)
	Academic Excellence High \| Low (00:30)
	Producing A World-Class Work Force Gerald “Jerry” Gordon of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority about one of the critical reasons jobs come and stay in Fairfax County. High \| Low (00:32)

Last Update: June 23, 2008
Curator: Rose Kaspersen, Rose.Kaspersen@fcps.edu