Book excerpt: This booklet provides information on developing and implementing a school-business relationship through its description of a successful partnership program in the Springfield, Missouri, Public Schools. The guide is organized in seven sections. The first section provides a rationale for school-business partnerships, and the second section explains how Springfield's partnership program got started. The third section outlines the brochures that the school developed for the program and how they were used successfully to recruit businesses and to implement the program. In the fourth section, successful school-business partnerships within the school system are described. The following section describes the perceptions of Springfield's Adopt-a-School program from the perspectives of the business partners, the community agencies, and the principals. The final section indicates what has been learned from the program, describes the program's strengths, and proposes some cautions for others starting similar programs. The booklet concludes with note of enthusiasm for the program. A bibliography is included. (KC)