Adopt A Classroom Program

Local businesses are being asked to adopt a classroom to help promote the development of good character in our students. An adopted classroom brings an opportunity for the school to partner with the community. Each adopter can decide how often and how much time to spend with their adopted classroom.  It can be once a week, once a month, once a semester or even once a year.

Adopting a classroom does not have to cost a business or organization anything but your time. You can be a guest speaker and talk about your occupation, hobby, read to the students, offer a field trip to your business, or donate something for the classroom. Again, you can decide how much you want to contribute.

Why should a business consider adopting a classroom?  When you hire employees, what is most important to you----excellent grades in school or positive attitude, work ethic, honesty and respect?  Personnel directors will tell you that the key predictors of an employee’s job success and retention are the character traits, not levels of knowledge. Yes, grades are important, but if you can find potential employees who are honest, dependable, cooperative, and responsible, you can teach them the job.

Where do young people learn these traits?  Hopefully, at home, but not always. Prairie Elementary has incorporated character traits (positive attitude, hard work, honesty, and respect) into every aspect of our school day.

How does character apply in the workplace?

     *Positive Attitude:  belief in excellence, responsible, positive thinking, self motivation

     *Hard Work: self discipline, perseverance, work ethic, commitment

     *Respect:  tolerance, empathy, cooperation

     *Honesty: trustworthy, fairness, moral behavior

Please consider Adopting a Classroom.  Please call Jo Howard at 849-2206 or email jhoward@waunakee.k12.wi.us to get more information and to pick a classroom.