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1 100 Ways to Engage with Edition 1, Fall 2016

2 TIME 1. Plug in to the Alumni Hub online 2. Run or walk in the Annual Run Back to School 5K 3. Welcome students and families at an school for its Day One celebrations 4. Stay informed and let your voice be heard, attend an school board meeting 5. Build excitement for the new school year at an Kick-Off event 6. Attend an Superintendent s Family Forum 7. Dust off your letter jacket to attend the annual All School Alumni Reunion 8. Thank your favorite teacher with a handwritten note 9. Volunteer in a classroom at your neighborhood school 10. Schedule a meeting with your student s school parent coordinator to stay informed about school-based parent events 11. Mentor an student 12. Congratulate an graduate when you volunteer at your alma mater s or student s graduation ceremony 13. Shadow your student at school for a morning or afternoon 14. Cheer on your alma mater at the annual Turkey Bowl Alumni Classic 15. Meet your student s teacher at a parentteacher conference 16. Help families enroll their students at the Enrollment Fair 17. Chaperone your student s class on a field trip 18. Cheer on your favorite school at a sporting event 19. Join the fun at the annual City Review Basketball Tournament 20. Volunteer at the annual Fresh Coast Classic College Fair 21. Serve on the District Advisory Council 22. Wear your school colors at your alma mater s homecoming game 23. Attend meetings of the Committee on Parent and Community Engagement at the administration building 24. Attend alumni events and reunions hosted by your alma mater 25. Encourage students in the arts, volunteer at the Biennial Music Festival 26. Tour an school 27. Cheer on an School competing at the Mad Hot Ballroom Competition in May 28. Visit your student s school parent center 29. Eat lunch and join in recess at your student s school

3 30. Listen to student musicians at an school holiday concert 31. Attend the annual Senior Fest 32. Connect, converse and create at the annual Alumni Summit 33. Volunteer at a Team Gear Up high school 34. Get a front row seat at the Explore STEM Expo when you volunteer 35. Sign up to serve on an School Governance Council 36. Learn about more opportunities, attend an Volunteer Orientation 37. Contact your alma mater about attending or planning an alumni night TALENT 38. Join our talented team! Apply for a job in 39. Tutor high school students preparing for the ACT/SAT 40. Become a member of your alma mater alumni group 41. Assist high school students with resume writing and mock interviewing 42. Get involved with My Brother s Keeper and mentor a young male of color 43. Join your student s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) 44. Lead a fundraising campaign at your student s school 45. Use your experience to host a college and career readiness workshop for high school students 46. Provide professional development opportunities for teachers and staff 47. Invite staff to serve on a committee for your organization or business 48. Contact an school principal about how your talents and skills can help students 49. Be a judge at the annual STEM Fair 50. Use your business savvy to judge for the Milwaukee Career Development Conference Competition 51. Talk to students about employment opportunities when you staff a table at an school or district career fair 52. Use your life experiences to inform students; speak at an school in your neighborhood 53. Mentor a recent graduate on college and career success 54. Read to an elementary school class

4 55. Share your knowledge, tutor at an Summer Academy 56. Coach young athletes at the Gilbert Brown Football camp 57. Take the lead with an extracurricular activity or club 58. Organize a group of students for Global Youth Service Day 59. Coach an Special Olympics team 60. Partner with an teacher for a service learning project 61. Talk to students at an high school about your career and how you got there 62. Invite an student to shadow you at your place of employment TREASURE 63. Enroll your child at an School 64. Make a donation to the Foundation 65. Sponsor a student for Universal Driver s Education 66. Hire an graduate 67. Encourage your employer to consider the Adopt-a-School partnership 68. Create internship opportunities for high school students 69. Sponsor a Teacher Appreciation Week event at an School 70. Start a scholarship fund to support students 71. Share a list of scholarship opportunities with high school counselors 72. Allow your employees to volunteer at an school during the work day 73. Support the annual Mitten Tree 74. Open your organization or business doors, host a Leadership Huddle for the Superintendent s Student Advisory Council 75. Contact your favorite school to identify athletic equipment needs for purchase 76. Donate school supplies to your favorite school 77. Sponsor an extracurricular activity/club 78. Donate prom dresses and suits to high school students 79. Collect supplies for the Deck The Dorm Drive 80. Donate books to your neighborhood school 81. Celebrate Read Across America with with a donation to an library 82. Volunteer to lead a class through the Recreation Department 83. Donate to the Arts Fund Get Plugged In!

5 STILL MORE 84. Wear your official Alumni lapel pin 85. Wear your gear 86. Sign up for indoor/outdoor activities all year long through the Recreation Activity Guide 87. Make the website your computer s homepage 88. Post your I am Proud window cling in your car or office 89. Submit your story about student accomplishments for the website 90. Check out the Families tab on the website 91. Follow on Twitter 92. Use the #Proud hashtag on your social media posts 93. Share your story about an awesome alum on the Alumni Hub, under the Alumni Spotlight tab 94. Like on Facebook 95. Stay informed, stream an Board Meeting online 96. Share positive stories about and students to your friends, co-workers and neighbors 97. Sign up to receive e-newsletters and news releases 98. Show that you re Proud by adding your lapel pin to your outfit 99. Nominate someone for the Family Spotlight 100. Contact the Department of Business, Community & Family Partnerships to start your partnership Milwaukee Public Schools public-schools mps.. k12.wi.us

6 Call (414) Ready to get started? Visit mpsmke.com/ alumni Get Plugged In! Milwaukee Public Schools Dept. of Business, Community & Family Partnerships 5225 W. Vliet St., Milwaukee, WI (414) mpsmke.com/alumni 2016 Milwaukee Public Schools