Business Advisory

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Business Advisory
Boards
In Our Schools
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What Is A Business Advisory Board?
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A group of business leaders, community leaders,
political leaders and educators working
together for the betterment of the students
within a specific school and or schools.
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The History Of BABs In Anne Arundel County
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• The first board was formed at Glen Burnie High
  School by
• Leadership Anne Arundel as their class project in
  1997.
• The board made many accomplishments within a
• short period of time. These accomplishment
  quickly
• drew the attention of the Superintendent and
  the Board
• of Education, as well as the local press and
  politicians.
• The second board was formed in mid 1998 at North
  County
• High School.
• This board took a different approach. They
  encompassed
• the entire feeder system.

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Also in late 1999 Annapolis Senior High and Meade
High School started boards. Since the school
year 2000-2001 boards have been formed
at Broadneck High School and Old Mill High
School. Chesapeake and Northeast High Schools
do not have BAB.
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Whats In It For The School?
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Expert help on a variety of school projects An
understanding of what business is looking for in
the areas of workforce readiness so educators can
incorporate this into their curriculum An
understanding of how business really operates A
look into the future A powerful force within the
community Doors can open for various
grants Money can be raised for various school
projects The sky's the limit
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Whats In It For Businesses?
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A stronger future workforce An inside track to
employee recruitment An understanding of how to
motivate each new generation of
students Community involvement Public
relations In-house training and motivation for
their employees A form of positive
advertisement Giving back to the community from
which you take
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How Does A Business Advisory Board Function?
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• The board meets once a month and function very
  similar to
• the board of directors for any business or
  organization
• The board is a mix of
• Educators from within the school, Community
  College,
• Career Connections etc.
• Local business leaders
• Local community leaders
• Politicians
• Student
• The board develops its own by-laws of operation
• The board elects its own leadership and
  leadership structure
• The board listens to the various needs of the
  school and then
• decides on a project and or projects to work on

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The board sets up committees and sub-committees
to oversee each project from start to
completion The board develops its who
philosophy on how a project will be
completed The board brainstorms and gives input
on all aspects of school operations from
curriculum changes to maintenance The board
honors students and teachers for various
accomplishments The board seeks positive
publicity for the school The chair of the board
interfaces with the school principle and or
school delegate
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Important Elements Of A Successful Board
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Get the right mix of board members being heavier
on business members Politicians are important to
the board success There should be no limit on
board seats Flexibility in everything you
do Always have something for board members to
do Dont get bogged down in administrative
functions Involve faculty, students and
parents Choose strong leadership, not volunteers
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Demonstrate strong leadership from the schools
standpoint Communicate.Communicate.Communicate
Assign a secretary from your staff to take
minutes Get the Principal involved Have a short
student presentation at each meeting PraisePrais
ePraise Have an agenda and follow it Make it
fun!
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How To Form A Business Advisory Board
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Work through community organizations to get
started Talk with politicians Get help from
existing boards Work through services
groups Get help from School Signature Plan
Coordinator Talk with Community College
personnel Talk with churches ALL OF THE ABOVE
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Types Of Advisory Board Projects
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Career Fairs Stay in School Mock
Interviews Attendance Mentoring
Programs Clean-up Beatification Programs
Teacher Training Reading Programs Text
Books Grants Incentive Programs Job
Shadowing Teacher Motivation Computers Recog
nition Programs Awards Programs Let your
imagination run
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The Future Of Business Advisory Boards
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One in every school All boards unite for common
lobby County wide board County wide
programs New ways of teaching New educational
concepts A computerized system Consistence in
student preparation
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Questions