School Business Partnership
Cooperation BEST Mission:
Cooperation BEST enhances learning by connecting students and teachers to business partners to “better educate students for tomorrow”.
What is Cooperation BEST?
Cooperation BEST is our School Business Partnership Program. Through Cooperation BEST businesses and organizations are paired with schools or educational programs to assist in preparing our students for tomorrow. Partnerships are on-going, dynamic relationships that must be mutually beneficial for the school and the business.
The Cooperation BEST program was kicked off in January of 1995. The structure was developed through the combined efforts of the Papillion-La Vista School District, the Papillion and La Vista Chambers of Commerce, and the Cooperation BEST Advisory Board. Since that time, all schools in the district have been partnered with a business or organization. Activities of the partnership program lead directly to the enhancement of student learning, while also promoting school and community involvement.
Who Can Participate?
Every school in the District and any business or organization may participate. Partnerships can be with the entire School District, selected buildings, and or with an individual department or classroom. As a result, the size of a company or organization does not matter. The only requirement is a commitment to assist with better educating students for tomorrow. Partnerships are designed to work with teachers to meet the needs and interests of the business or organization and the school involved.
Program Structure
School Business Partnerships are unique and based on the needs and resources of both the school and the business. Time, services, or resources may vary from partnership to partnership. To accomplish the mission of Cooperation BEST, the program utilizes the following categories of partnerships.
Community Partners
Businesses will:
- Provide “resources” to all schools in the District. Resources can include discounts, incentives for students, coupons, special programs, or activities that occur because of a special event.
- May not have the availability of human resources to be in the schools and the classroom.
- Provide fundraising opportunities for PTO’s or buildings.
- Be listed in the resource guide that outlines what they will provide to the schools and is distributed to all building principals and parent organizations. As well as on the Portal.
School/Classroom Partners
Businesses will:
- Focus on a school level; i.e. elementary, middle or high school.
- Includes post-secondary and academy partners.
- Partner with a grade level, classroom, department or as part of the SIP Goals.
- Provide a moderate amount of human resources
- Provide activities designed to meet a specific school need.
- Collaborate with program facilitators and classroom teachers to supplement classroom learning experiences.
Curriculum Partners
Businesses will:
- Have an identified building as their partner.
- Collaborate with program facilitators and classroom teachers to supplement classroom learning experiences.
- Provide a moderate to high amount of human resources.
- Activities are developed by the district with business input and may be on-going.
- Be trained to help implement the activity.
- Collaborate with program facilitators and SIP Team members to help meet school improvement goals.
- Provide donations or resources that are in direct relation to the educational activity.
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Paul Hans, Cooperation BEST Coordinator
Phone: (402) 537-6248
E-mail: phans@paplv.org
Address: 420 S. Washington St.
Papillion, NE 68046
Missy Jabens, Assistant Academy Administrator
Phone: (402) 537-6217
E-mail: mjabens@paplv.org
Cheryl Steede, Cooperation BEST Facilitator
Phone: (402) 537-6286
E-mail: csteede@paplv.org
Lois Erickson, Cooperation BEST Facilitator
Phone: (402) 537-6283
E-mail: lerickson@paplv.org
Diane Bussard, Cooperation BEST Secretary
Phone: (402) 537-6223
E-mail: dbussard@paplv.org
Cooperation BEST School Business Partners:
AAA Travel
AIM Institute
Alegent Health Midlands Hospital
Amazing Pizza Machine
American Family Insurance
American National Bank
Applebee's
Association of Builders and Contractors
BAE Systems
Baker’s Supermarket
Bank of Nebraska
Bank of the West
Best Buy
Blimpie Subs
Bounce U
Buffalo Wild Wings
Canoyer Garden Center
Charley's Philly Grill
City of Papillion
Coldwater Creek
Culver’s
Dairy Queen
Don & Millie's
E & A Consulting Group
Edge Physical Therapy
Edward Jones
Envoy Inc.
Excel Physical Therapy
Fareway Foods
Fazoli’s Restaurant
First National Bank
First State Bank
Fitness Premier
Gallup Organization
Gordmans
Heartland Kids Inc.
Home Depot
Horace Mann
Huntington Learning Center
Hy-Vee
Immanuel Trinity Village
ITT Technical Institute
Kaplan University
Kinder Care Learning Center
Kinko’s/Fed Ex
Kohl’s
La Vista Chamber of Commerce
La Vista Police Department
Lauritzen Gardens
Lowe's Home Improvement
Mable Rose Estates
Marriott Hotels and Resorts
Martial Arts International
McDonald’s
Metro Community College
Millard Manufacturing Corporation
Nebraska Army National Guard
No Frills Supermarket
Northwest Bank
Office Max
Old Chicago
Omaha Community Playhouse
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Omaha Royals
Optimists Club
Papillion Pediatric Dentistry
Papillion Police Department
Papillion Times
Papio Bowl
Papio Fun Park
Papio-Missouri Natural Resource District
Pinnacle Bank
Pizza Hut
Prairie Life Center
Runza Restaurants
SAC Federal Credit Union
Sarpy Community YMCA
Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce
Sarpy/Cass County Department of Health and Wellness
State Farm Insurance
Summer Kitchen Café
Super Target
Texas Roadhouse
Tri-V Tool and Manufacturing Company
Tropical Smoothie
WAL-MART
Watkins Concrete Block Company
WEL-LIFE
Wells Fargo
Xenon International School of Hair Design