• What you can do - Communities/Businesses
     
    Get involved in Graduations Matters Montana
     
    1. START OR JOIN LOCAL GRADUATION MATTERS
    MONTANA EFFORTS:
        - Create or join a taskforce of local businesses, parents,
           caregivers, students and community leaders to focus on graduation.
        - Encourage your Chamber of Commerce to take an active
           role in supporting K - 12 education.
        - Display Graduation Matters Montana materials in your workplace.
     
    2. INVEST YOUR TIME AND RESOURCES:
        - Volunteer time to a local school district's Graduation
           Matters Montana efforts.
        - Offer student discounts or set up scholarships for students
           graduating from high school or receiving their GED.
        - Adopt a local classroom or school.
        - Fund a classroom project of interest to your business or
           community group.
        - Join a Career and Technical Education Advisory Council.
     
    3. PROMOTE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS:
        - Connect employees with volunteer opportunities at local schools. 
        - Establish a workplace mentoring program for local youth.
        - Run a book or supplies drive for a local school.
     
    4. PROVIDE CAREER READINESS OPPORTUNITIES:
        - Offer internships, externships, or job shadowing.
        - Collaborate with teachers and career counselors to create
          service-learning and other real world learning opportunities.
        - Participate in a career fair or host an industry field trip.
     
    5. SHARE YOUR STORY WITH US:
        - If you're engaged in partnerships with your local school, tell us how
           your work is helping you community, your workplace, and students.
     
    To learn more about what you can do, please visit the Graduation Matters Montana website. http://www.graduationmatters.mt.gov