Master Partnerships

Master Partnerships

The Master Partnership program was developed and designed to partner
local businesses and industries with Greeneville City Schools and Greene County Schools.

Congratulations to Zaxby's and the Greeneville City and Greene County School Systems
for their Master Partnership Contract signed September 29, 2009

Zaxby's and the Greene County School System
and the Greeneville City School System

DTR Tennessee, Inc. & The Greene County Education Center's Bridges To Success Program	Greene Valley Developmental Center and Chuckey Elementary School

American Greetings - Greeneville and
West Pines Elementary School

Davy Crockett T/A Travel Center and
Baileyton Elementary School

"What Can Partners Do For Schools?"

Provide release time for employees to tutor students;
Recognize students who have made improvement in academic achievement, attendance and/or behavior;
Recognize students who enroll in honors or advanced placement classes;
Provide incentives to identified potential "at risk students" to encourage their graduation from school;
Adopt an Academic Scholar Program;
Sponsor an art contest;
Provide shadowing opportunities for students, teachers, and administrators;
Provide seminars for students, faculty and/or parents;
Provide curriculum support materials;
Serve as judges for various competitive events;
Donate used equipment or materials to schools;
Sponsor educational field trips;
Donate tickets to cultural or other appropriate events;
Provide incentive awards;
Provide display space for student work or notices of school events;
Provide an award for Teacher of the Year for any outstanding teacher;
Co-sponsor joint beautification projects;
Serve as guest speakers and participate in career days;
Offer seminars on employability skills;
Provide part-time, summer, or post-graduation employment to students;
Provide space in business publications to highlight partnership activities;
Host meetings for the school;
Provide tours of their facilities;
Purchase an ad in the school's publication(s);
Support substance abuse educational program(s);
Sponsor reading incentive programs;
Provide support for Math, Science, Computer Education and Technology.

"What Can Schools Do For Their Partners?"

Put their partners on their mailing lists -- communicate;
Provide visibility by submitting partnership information to be used in press releases, school publicity, etc.;
Always remember to thank their partners....notes from students are highly effective!;
Provide space in the school to highlight partnership activities;
Obtain birthdays of employees and have students send birthday cards;
Send baked goods to partner's place of business for special occasions;
Provide choral or musical groups for special occasions;
Invite their partners to "shadow" teachers or administrators;
Initiate a student "Partners Club" or have the Student Council assist with planning partnership activities;
Sponsor a "Battle of Partners" contest.....softball games, races, etc.;
Provide art work for display;
Establish a liaison at the school to channel all ideas and coordinate activities;
Initiate a logo contest to design a logo for partnership activities;
Invite their partners to serve on advisory committees, task forces, etc.
Provide referral of prospective employees to the business;
Share monthly activity calendars with partners;
Provide decorations for partner functions, meetings, i.e., centerpieces, signs, etc.
Provide partners with an inside look at school, tour the school and explain curriculum;
If applicable, have students submit designs that will be chosen by the partner for holiday cards/publications;
Invite partners to breakfast or coffee with the principal or a teacher and a tour of a few classrooms;
Give an update on partnership activities at PTA/PTSA meetings;
Invite partners to participate in community projects with their schools, i.e., baskets at Thanksgiving, etc.;
Establish a referral system with their partners for part-time employment;
Share school and student successes with partners, particularly where the partners have been involved.

Below is a list of Master Partnership Contracts signed since 1996:

@Work Derry, Inc. Baileyton Elementary, Greeneville Middle School, McDonald Elementary, North Greene High School	American Greetings - Greeneville West Pines Elementary School
Angus-Palm Industries North Greene High School	Ann's GreeneHaus Chuckey-Doak High School, Doak Elementary
Arby's Camp Creek Elementary	Asbury Child Enrichment Center Center for Technology
Baileyton Police Department North Greene High School	Bank of America Highland Year-Round School
Boys and Girls Club of Greeneville and Greene County Mosheim Elementary	BTL Industries East View Elementary
Cedar Creek Presbyterian Church Nolachuckey Elementary	City of Tusculum Doak Elementary School
Consumer Credit Union Greeneville & Greene County School Systems, North Greene High School	Copies Unlimited West Greene High School
David Jackson, CPA West Pines Elementary School	Davy Crockett T/A Travel Center Baileyton Elementary School
Davy Crockett T/A Travel Center Baileyton Elementary School	Delfasco of Tennessee Center for Technology
Design Build Contracting Corp. Camp Creek Elementary, South Greene High School	DTR Tennessee, Inc. Greene County Educational Center (Bridges to Success Program)
Edward Jones Investment Greeneville & Greene County School Systems	Emergency Medical Services Center for Technology Health Science Programs
Epsilon Sigma Alpha North Greene High School	Farm Bureau Doak Elementary School
First Tennessee Bank Mosheim Elementary School	Food Country West Pines Elementary School
Foster Grandparents of East Tennessee, Plaza Towers, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Volunteer Center of Greeneville/Greene County, Tusculum College Center for Technology, Doak Elementary School	Fraternal Order of Police EastView Elementary School
Freewill Baptist Family Ministries Camp Creek Elementary School	Greene County Personnel Association Greeneville/Greene County Guidance Counselors
Greene County Sheriff's Department ABIC, Center for Technology	Greene Valley Developmental Center Chuckey Elementary School
Greeneville Federal Bank Tusculum View Elementary Greeneville Morning Rotary Club West Pines Elementary School	Greeneville Fire Department Greeneville City Schools Greeneville Noon Rotary Club Ottway Elementary
Greeneville Oil and Petroleum South Greene High School	Greeneville Oil/Amoco Quick Stop #14 DeBusk Elementary
Greeneville Parks & Recreation Dept. East View Elementary, Greeneville Middle School	Greeneville Police Department The Alternative Learning Program of the Greeneville City School System
Hardee's - Asheville Highway Nolachuckey Elementary	Hardee's of Tusculum Chuckey Elementary
Heritage Gardens East View Elementary	Jarden Zinc Products Center for Technology, Chuckey-Doak High School
Laughlin Memorial Hospital Camp Creek Elementary, Center for Technology, Tusculum View Elementary	Lenny's Sub Shop Hal Henard Elementary School Tusculum View Elementary
Lenny's Sub Shop Hal Henard Elementary School and Tusculum View Elementary School	Life Care Center of Greeneville Center for Technology
Long John Silvers Glenwood Elementary School	Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse Tusculum View Elementary
McDonald's Camp Creek Elementary, DeBusk Elementary, Glenwood Elementary, Greeneville Middle School, Mosheim Elementary, Nolachuckey Elementary, Tusculum View Elementary, West Greene High School, Greeneville High School	Minco, Inc. West Greene High School
Greeneville Morning Rotary Club West Pines Elementary School	Myers Greenhouse/Pumpkin Patch Mosheim Elementary School
Nathaniel Greene Museum Greeneville Middle School	Nolichucky Bluffs South Greene High School
Packaging Services, Inc. Center for Technology	Papa Johns Pizza Glenwood Elementary School, Greeneville Middle School
Parker-Hannifin Corporation Center for Technology	Pizza Inn McDonald Elementary School
Pizza Plus - Baileyton North Greene High School	Professional Vending Services Center for Technology, Greeneville Middle School
Shannon's Produce Doak Elementary School	Signature Healthcare of Greeneville Center for Technology Health Science Programs
Summers-Taylor Center for Technology	Takoma Regional Hospital Center for Technology; Greeneville High School
TCBY of Greeneville Greeneville City Schools	The Children's Center Center for Technology Early Childhood Program
The early childhood programs of Holston Home for Children Chuckey-Doak High School	The Volunteer Center Center for Technology, North Greene High School
TI Group Automotive Systems Center for Technology	Town of Baileyton North Greene High School
Town of Mosheim Mosheim Elementary, West Pines Elementary	Triangle Pacific Corp. McDonald Elementary
Triangle Press West Greene High School	Tusculum College Education Program Doak Elementary
Tusculum College Football East View Elementary Tusculum College Women's Basketball Team Highland Elementary School	Tusculum College Service Learning Program Center for Technology, Greene County School System, Greeneville & Greene County School Systems
Twin Creeks Golf Course Chuckey Elementary	Universal America Greeneville High School
Valk Industries Camp Creek Elementary	Vistawall Center for Technology
Volunteer Industrial Associates Bridges To Success	Volunteer Industrial Services Associates ABIC
Vulcan Material Company Glenwood Elementary	Wayne Hughes, d/b/a Tusculum Farm Bureau West Pines Elementary School
Wal-Mart Distribution Center Mosheim Elementary	Wal-Mart Retail Store Highland Elementary School
Walters State Community College Greeneville/Greene County School Systems	Walters State Community College - Police Academy Center for Technology Criminal Justice Program
Wendy's - Asheville Highway Hal Henard Elementary School	Wolf Branch Nursery and Supply South Greene High School
Zaxby's of Greeneville Greeneville City & Greene County School System

For more information about the Master Partnership Program or any of
Partners in Education's programs, please contact

Kelly Burrell, Partners in Education Director
Greene County Partnership
115 Academy Street
Greeneville, Tennessee, 37743

call (423) 638-4111
or email kburrell@greenecop.com.

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