Prospect Elementary School Principal Steve Montgomery, left, and Cheryl Dunson, vice president for marketing at Santek Environmental, show off some of the school’s murals by Hollye Kile, some of the results of a BEST Partnership of the Bradley County school and the company.CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Back to school is not just for kids, parents, teachers and school staffs.
It’s also for corporate leaders and business owners, especially for those who are BEST Partners to the schools.
BEST stands for Business and Education Serving Together, said Sherry Crye, workforce development director for the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce and BEST Partners coordinator.
The new school year starts with 43 business partners in 27 schools, including the privately operated Montessori School and Tennessee Christian schools, she said. All Cleveland schools have at least one partner, and nine businesses are partners of more than one school.
“There’s only one requirement,” Crye said. “The business has to be a Chamber-member business.”