Business Partnerships

Become a Business Partner Today

The West Bend School District invites businesses to partner with us. Engaged, supportive business partners assist us in delivering industry-leading career education and work-based learning opportunities. These partnerships strengthen the pipeline between work and school, ensuring that our students are career ready and that our business community has a future work force that meets its needs. Together, we can ensure that West Bend School District students succeed in education, the workplace, and life.

Learn more on this business partnership brochure. 

The Benefits

  • Provides a well qualified workforce which can quickly adapt to changing needs
  • Establishes a framework for cross-training or retooling the workforce
  • Builds a pipeline of workers
  • Meaningful engagement with the school system
  • Many more

The How To

 

What are some ways to get involved as a business partner?

 

Provide work-based learning (job shadowing, mentorships, internships, co-ops, and youth apprenticeships) experiences that help prepare our students for in-demand jobs

  • Be a guest speaker in a school or classroom
  • Participate in a job fair
  • Host a tour of your organization’s facilities and operations
  • Serve on career and technical education advisory councils
  • Support local scholarships or donate supplies/equipment for programming

These are just a few ways to get involved in our schools. Want to learn more about these or other ideas to become a business partner, please call or email to get started. 

Ralph A. Schlass, Director of Community Relationships and Engagement
(262) 335-5463
rschlass@wbsd-schools.org