Business and Community

  • Support business practices that encourage school attendance and completion.

  • Make school enrollment a condition of employment for teens.

  • Provide recognition or incentives for parents whose children have a certain attendance rate.

  • Limit employee student work schedules to no later than 10:00 p.m. on school nights.

  • Allow adult employees to attend school/teacher conferences without penalty.

  • Participate in outreach efforts such as neighborhood walks and phone banks/telethons to improve attendance and recover dropouts.

  • Establish, solicit for and award college scholarships for good attendance and grades.

  • Establish college trust funds and match contributions.

  • Establish internships and other school-to-work opportunities.