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"I have been truly amazed at their willingness to respond to the needs that we have as well as their desire to do as much as they can to fill in the gaps. We are very fortunate to be linked to the Chicagoland Stanford Alumni Association."
-- Michael T. Johnson, Principal of Reavis Elementary School
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Getting Started
Steps to Developing a Partnership for CPS Schools
The Alumni for Public Schools Project Manager is here to help you develop your partnership and make it fruitful for both your school and your partner alumni group. Here are some documents to help you get started with assessing how an alumni group partner can help, who from your school will work with the alumni group, and how to follow through with activities.
- Determine projects and activities that a group of alumni volunteers could do at your school. Look at the Top Ten List found in the Tools & Advice section for activity ideas. Think about activities you may already have on your school's calendar, such as a Family Literacy Night or a College Fair, with which volunteers could help.
- Contact the APS Project Manager to express your interest in finding an alumni club partner. Think about possible existing connections with your school, such as your alma mater or the colleges and universities that teachers and administrators at your school attended. The Project Manager can help you explore these connections or find another alumni club that will be a good match for your school.
- Meet with volunteers from the alumni club. The Project Manager can arrange a meeting between alumni volunteers and the school principal and/or other staff members at the school. This is an opportunity to share your school's strengths, programs and needs. Be creative and specific in the ideas you discuss with volunteers. After this meeting, the Project Manager will write up a Partnership Plan, which will detail specific activities, including dates and the required number of volunteers and students involved.
- Designate a contact person for the partnership. This can be the principal, assistant principal, counselor or any other staff person who can commit to communicating with the partner alumni club occasionally and helping coordinate activities with volunteers. The alumni club should also designate a contact person for the partnership.
- Enjoy your first activity with your partner alumni club! Check up with your partner club throughout the year and contact the Project Manager with any questions.
- For helpful guides, refer to the Alumni for Public Schools Brochure
for an overview of the APS program and download the Partnership Packet for step-by-step instructions, advice and useful forms to help you develop a partnership.
Page updated 26 November 2008
