STILL MORE 84. Wear your official MPS Alumni lapel pin 85. Wear your MPS gear 86. Sign up for indoor/outdoor activities all year long through the MPS Recreation Activity Guide 87. Make the MPS website your computer’s homepage 88. Post your “ I am MPS Proud” window cling in your car or office 89. Submit your story about MPS student accomplishments for the MPS website 90. Check out the “Families” tab on the MPS website 91. Follow MPS on Twitter 92. Use the #MPSProud hashtag on your social media posts 93. Share your story about an awesome MPS alum on the MPS Alumni Hub, under the Alumni Spotlight tab
94. Like MPS on Facebook 95. Stay informed, stream an MPS Board Meeting online 96. Share positive stories about MPS and MPS students to your friends, co-workers and neighbors 97. Sign up to receive MPS e-newsletters and news releases 98. Show that you’re MPS Proud by adding your MPS lapel pin to your outfit 99. Nominate someone for the MPS Family Spotlight 100. Contact the Department of Strategic Partnerships & Customer Service to start your MPS partnership
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100 Ways to Engage
Edition 2, Spring 2019
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Plug in to the MPS Alumni Hub online Run or walk in the MPS Annual Run Back to School 5K Welcome students and families at an MPS school for its “Day One” celebrations Stay informed and let your voice be heard, attend an MPS school board meeting Contribute to the SPCS Alumni Scholarship Fund Attend an MPS Superintendent’s Community Conversation Dust off your letter jacket to attend the annual MPS All School Alumni Reunion Thank your favorite MPS teacher with a handwritten note Volunteer in a classroom at your neighborhood MPS school Schedule a meeting with your MPS student’s school parent coordinator to stay informed about school-based parent events Mentor an MPS student Congratulate an MPS graduate when you volunteer at your alma mater’s or student’s graduation ceremony Shadow your MPS student at school for a morning or afternoon Cheer on your alma mater at the annual Turkey Bowl Alumni Classic Meet your MPS student’s teacher at a parentteacher conference
16. Help MPS families enroll their students at the MPS Enrollment Fair 17. Chaperone your MPS student’s class on a field trip 18. Cheer on your favorite MPS school at a sporting event 19. Join the fun at the annual MPS City Review Basketball Tournament 20. Volunteer at the annual MPS Fresh Coast Classic basketball games 21. Serve on the MPS District Advisory Council 22. Wear your school colors at your MPS alma mater’s homecoming game 23. Attend meetings of the Committee on Parent and Community Engagement at the MPS administration building 24. Attend alumni events and reunions hosted by your MPS alma mater 25. Encourage students in the arts, volunteer at the All-City Music Festival 26. Tour an MPS school 27. Cheer on an MPS School competing at the Mad Hot Ballroom Competition in May 28. Visit your MPS student’s school parent center 29. Eat lunch and join in recess at your MPS student’s school
30. Listen to student musicians at an MPS school holiday concert 31. Attend the annual MPS Senior Fest 32. Connect, converse and create at the MPS Alumni Summit 33. Volunteer at a Team Gear Up high school 34. Get a front row seat at the MPS Explore STEM Expo when you volunteer 35. Sign up to serve on an MPS School Engagement Council
36. Learn about more opportunities, visit the MPS Volunteer web page 37. Contact your alma mater about attending or planning an alumni night
TALENT 38. Join our talented team! Apply for a job in MPS 39. Tutor MPS high school students preparing for the ACT/SAT 40. Become a member of your MPS alma mater alumni group 41. Assist MPS high school students with resume writing and mock interviewing 42. Get involved with MPS Department of Black and Latino Male Achievement and mentor a young male of color 43. Join your MPS student’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) 44. Lead a fundraising campaign at your MPS student’s school 45. Use your experience to host a college and career readiness workshop for MPS high school students
46. Provide professional development opportunities for MPS teachers and staff 47. Invite MPS staff to serve on a committee for your organization or business 48. Contact an MPS school principal about how your talents and skills can help students 49. Be a judge at the annual MPS 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 the MPS student job fair 52. Use your life experiences to inform students; speak at an MPS school in your neighborhood 53. Mentor a recent MPS graduate on college and career success 54. Read to an MPS elementary school class
55. Share your knowledge, tutor at an MPS Summer Academy 56. Coach young athletes at the Gilbert Brown Football camp 57. Take the lead with an MPS extracurricular activity or club 58. Organize a group of MPS students for Global Youth Service Day
59. Coach an MPS Special Olympics team 60. Partner with an MPS teacher for a service learning project 61. Talk to students at an MPS high school about your career and how you got there 62. Invite an MPS student to shadow you at your place of employment
TREASURE 63. Enroll your child at an MPS School 64. Make a donation to the MPS Foundation 65. Sponsor a student for Universal Driver’s Education 66. Hire an MPS graduate 67. Encourage your employer to consider the “Adopt-a-School” partnership 68. Create internship opportunities for MPS high school students 69. Sponsor a Teacher Appreciation Week event at an MPS School 70. Start a scholarship fund to support MPS students 71. Share a list of scholarship opportunities with MPS high school counselors 72. Allow your employees to volunteer at an MPS school during the work day 73. Support the annual MPS Mitten Tree
74. Open your organization or business doors, host a Leadership Huddle for the MPS Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council 75. Contact your favorite MPS school to identify athletic equipment needs for purchase 76. Donate school supplies to your favorite MPS school 77. Sponsor an MPS extracurricular activity/club 78. Donate prom dresses and suits to MPS high school students 79. Collect supplies for the MPS Deck The Dorm Drive 80. Donate books to your neighborhood MPS school 81. Celebrate Read Across America with MPS with a donation to an MPS library 82. Volunteer to lead a class through the MPS Recreation Department 83. Donate to the MPS Arts Fund Get Plugged In!