MARYLAND BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE FOR EDUCATION

MEMBERSHIP and

Ways you can get involved

WHY JOIN THE MARYLAND BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE FOR EDUCATION?

The rapidly changing workplace requires a well-educated, highly skilled workforce.  For years, employers have complained about the lack of preparedness demonstrated by the majority of young people entering the workforce.

A major goal of the MBRT is to dramatically improve the quality of tomorrow's workforce.

MBRT believes that one of the best roles for business to play in ensuring its own good future is to work closely with schools and students, providing them with a realistic view of today's and tomorrow's workplace, defining the skills necessary to succeed in it, and reinforcing the correlation between achievement in school and success in the workplace.

MBRT provides the opportunity for business to play this important role.

Through the MBRT, more than 100 member companies and 1,000 volunteers have taken an active role in pushing for high standards, rigorous assessments and strong accountability; developing plans that strengthen teaching and learning; providing assistance to schools; and demonstrating the fundamental relationship between performance in school and success in the workplace.

Results will be:

• More qualified workers for our companies
• More astute customers for our products and services
• More opportunity for our young people

MBRT is the only statewide group exclusively dedicated to K-12 reform.  It is recognized from the State House to the school house as the business organization with the expertise and clout to influence the creation of a world-class education system.

The MBRT has earned awards for its effectiveness from the National Alliance of Business, The Business Roundtable, state education and business organizations, and is highly respected in every state in the nation.

Your input is important.
Your commitment is vital.
Your participation will change education.

A national survey revealed that leadership of the
business community is the "number one" reason for success
in states achieving significant gains in student performance.

WHAT WE ASK OF OUR MEMBERS:

• Assignment of a senior level executive to serve on one of our priority committees or to partner with a school in need
  
• CEO participation in an annual meeting with the Governor, State Superintendent of Schools and CEOs of our companies to monitor the progress of school reform in Maryland
  
• An annual contribution to support MBRT's operating budget (tax exempt)

WHAT WE OFFER OUR MEMBERS:

• Membership in a business coalition that targets corporate involvement and resources in high-yield strategies that are results-driven
  
• The opportunity to assist schools in areas of business' greatest strengths and receive training in the school improvement process
  
• A voice at the table to design innovations that are directly linked to student performance, and consequently, to the workforce of the future

If you are interested in becoming a member, or would like to request more information, e-mail us here

For a complete listing of our members, click here

HOW TO GET INVOLVED:

You can help improve tomorrow's workforce while - at the same time - providing opportunity to today's young people.

• Visit our MBRT Committees list for detailed descriptions of various ways you can get involved.

• Encourage employees and/or members of your organization to volunteer for MBRT's Speakers Bureau.

• Promote MBRT's Parents Count messages and webpage to employees and/or members and encourage their active involvement in their child's education.

• Publicly support the new high school standards/assessments.

• Ask for high school transcripts in the hiring process to send a message that what students do in school counts.

• Assist needy schools in their efforts to ensure technology access to all students.

• Help fund MBRT's Achievement Counts campaign (teen website, Speakers Bureau, parent messages).

• Recruit new MBRT members (see top of page).

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Last modified: January 14, 2008