Agency Details:

Oak Park Business & Education Alliance

The Oak Park Business and Education Alliance, with the support of the business community, is an essential partner with the Oak Park School District. The School District, which includes students, parents, teachers, staff and administrators is engaged with OPBEA and dedicated to preparing students for their career futures.

Description:
The Oak Park Business & Education Alliance is a private non-profit 501(C)(3) organization that supports the career-focused initiatives of the Oak Park School District. OPBEA collaborates with the business community and the Oak Park School District staff to reward and recognize student’s achievements. Through mentoring, internships, scholarships and other career-focused education programs, students gain knowledge and skills needed to be successful in business, benefiting the students and the business community.

History:
The Oak Park Business and Education Alliance is a continuation of a successful pilot project initiated by Consumers Energy to help schools graduate students for tomorrow’s workforce. Established in 1993, the Alliance is a nonprofit organization of educators, businesses and government entities that provide assistance to the Oak Park School District to improve the educational experience of individual students. As part of the District’s Improvement Plan,* the Alliance initiates and supports activities that motivate students to meet performance goals toward graduation and ultimately college or advanced vocational training in preparation for tomorrow’s employment. Activities include student recognition events, job shadowing, work-based learning and internship experiences to help prepare students to join the workforce as qualified and motivated employees. Ultimately, the Alliance’s efforts will help employers recruit a diversified workforce.

Contact people:

Lori Fidler, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Emily Rice, Administrative Assistant, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (248) 967-1054

Address:

25900 Greenfield Rd, Suite 200A Oak Park, MI 48237 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.opbea.org

Last updated on December 16, 2009