ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP The Adopt A School program will match individual schools with businesses and other community organizations for the direct benefit of students. While there are common needs in all the schools it is also likely each school will have unique goals and needs that can best be met with the resources available from a particular business or other community group. Each partnership will strive to utilize and maximize these resources to their fullest extent. In so doing