Offer employees flextime, extended lunch hours or compressed work weeks so they can get involved in school activities. The hours could be made up by staying at work late or coming in early.

Provide your employees with 10 minutes a day at their computer workstation to check their child's progress or review homework assignments if the school has the information available to them online.

Allow paid time off for employees to volunteer in schools (whether or not they have children in school). A number of leading employers are already doing this.

Encourage Volunteerism

Connect with existing organizations and programs to provide mentors or tutors to help more students achieve and excel. To find these organizations and programs, contact E3 or Chalkboard Project and we'll help you get connected.

Provide knowledgeable "on-loan" employees to support schools in areas such as financial management, budgeting, purchasing, team building, communication skills, data processing and strategic planning.

Provide learning opportunities at your company for teachers and students (job shadows, tours, mentoring, internships, etc.).

Provide Resources

Offer incentives to employees who are involved in education work, such as providing community leave time, matching employee donations to schools, or making financial contributions to match employee volunteer time.

Offer space at your business for parent-teacher conferences and other school meetings.