Vision Statement

Career Related EducationWork-based Learning&Youth ApprenticeshipProgram Orientation2014 - 2015

Vision Statement • Career Related Educationdevelops students into a marketableworkforce by collaboratingsignificant successful relationshipsbetween education, business, industry and community.

WBL & YAP Goals • Career Related Education Goals: • to prepare students for post-secondary education • to prepare students for high-skill, high wage & high demand occupations • to provide our community employers & GA with a pool of highly trained, technologically sophisticated young workers • Student Goals: • Explore connections between school & work • Explore career interests in particular areas • Learn from skilled mentors • Earn post-secondary credits • Improve transition to work • Earn progressive pay while in school • Build positive, life long relationships

Workplace Foundation Elements • Personal qualities • Employers look for individuals with self-esteem, individual responsibility, self-management, sociability, integrity and a team player. • Basic skills • Employers look for good math and reading skills. • Thinking Skills • Employers look for good reasoning and decision making.

Personal Qualities • Positive Attitude • Good Attendance • Punctuality • Performance • Initiative • Cooperation • Understand Value of Others • Accepting Criticism • Courtesy • Personal Appearance • Good Health & Fitness • Ethics In the Workplace

Good Attendance • Most employers have an attendance policy that you should read carefully. • If a person is absent then there is more work for those who are left working. • If ample time is given, then your employer can find another employee to take your shift. • Always schedule your personal errands around your work schedule so you don’t have to ask for time off. • By being dependable a person shows that they are reliable and don’t need to be watched.

Cooperation • Sociability – the ability to interact easily with people. • Being sociable without being too social. (In other words don’t spend all your time talking.) • Being considerate, friendly, and respectful will earn respect from co-workers and employers. • Many employers set a certain goal for each department and teamwork within the department. • Remember that teamwork is not about individual performance but about overall performance of the group. • Knowing and trusting co-workers is important for good cooperation. • Remember that your performance can affect your supervisors performance.

Accepting Criticism • What is constructive criticism? • Constructive criticism is criticism with a positive motive that is used to help a person to better in their performance. • Who uses it? • Your employer or supervisor uses it and usually happens when receiving job evaluations. • What is a job evaluation? • A job evaluation is where your performance is measured and criticism is used to help performance.

Personal Appearance • Always look your best when working • Have clean and neatly combed hair. • Clean hands with trimmed and clean fingernails • Brush teeth • Neat clean clothes • No holes in clothing, dirt, paint, etc. • Watch piercings, big earrings, flashy jewelry • Too much make-up is not advisable

Dressing for Success • . What do these people do? Occupation? Cute but not appropriate..

Work-based Learning & Apprenticeship ProgramOverview The Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Program in Newton County allows juniors and seniors who have identified a specific career objective to obtain experience and skills in a workplace setting. It offers students a unique opportunity to prepare for future educational and career goals while in high school. Through Work-Based Learning the student’s place of employment becomes an extension of school instruction with the mentor acting as a co-teacher in this endeavor. What Is Work-Based Learning- The combination of school and work during the same period of time serves two purposes: (1) to help students learn skills and knowledge to qualify for a full-time job in the future; and (2) to give the student the experience of using work to foster his/her own learning. Additional objectives include: (1) development of positive attitudes and work habits; (2) development of work ethics, transferable skills, and specific job skills; (3) improvement of business and school relationships; (4) providing experiences that cannot be duplicated in the classroom; (5) expansion of knowledge of occupations. The Work-Based Learning Program promotes the idea that not all learning happens within the walls of a classroom. Experiential learning not only provides new information and experiences, but also allows students to make a connection between concepts and skills learned in school with applications to real-life experiences in the workplace. Requirements: • The student/apprentice is engaged in his/her career pathway, supported by a career interest survey or career aptitude test. • The student/apprentice must attend school in order to work on any given day. If not in attendance at school, the apprentice is to notify the Work-based Learning Coordinator by 9:00 A.M.If the student is absent from his/her classes at school for ½ the school day or more, the student will also be counted absent from his/her apprenticeship classes. • Continuous employment must be maintained throughout the semester to receive course credit. Work-Based Learning students are expected to remain with the same employer for the entire school year. Any job change during the year must be approved by the Coordinator. Changes in employment without notifying the coordinator may result in a 25 point reduction in work experience grade. All students must notify employer at least two-weeks prior to leave date (two-week notice). • Apprentice will provide all completed documentation for this course and other specified guidelines. • Apprentice will meet at appointed time with Coordinator weekly and other designated times throughout the course. • Newton County Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability in its programs. Program Overview

Expectations: Work-based Learning students are expected to excel in three major areas: academic performance, school and workplace behavior, and job performance. Students must maintain an overall GPA of 80 or better. If a student is borderline to or actually failing a class he/she must notify the Work-based Learning coordinator of this situation (see academic probation policy). Failure of notification could result in either loss of early release or attending a study skills session on Saturday. Students must demonstrate acceptable behavior at school and at the work site. Students are expected to follow the standards of behavior of the school as well as the work site at all times. Students are expected to make all efforts to succeed on the job. Job expectations include: appropriate dress, time management, excellent attendance, getting along with co-workers, following instructions, treating supervisor with courtesy and respect, accepting constructive criticism, and asking questions when necessary. Continuous employment must be maintained throughout each semester to receive course credit. Policies: Attendance: Students must assume responsibility for excellent attendance at school and at your worksite. If you are absent from school you can NOT go to work that day. You are required to call the Work-Based Learning coordinator and your worksite mentor by 9:00 a.m. on the day of your absence. If you know ahead of time that you will not be at school and work, you should notify your coordinator and your worksite mentor as soon as possible. There are exceptions to working on the day of an absence. Those exceptions are: school sponsored fieldtrip, doctor’s appointments, death in the family, or funeral. Failure to call in regardless of the reason will result in points deducted from your monthly timesheet. All Work-Based Learning students will be required to sign out each day before leaving school. Students are required to leave school when scheduled to leave. Students cannot stay in the building unless under the direct supervision of the WBL coordinator or other teacher. Academic Probation: If a student has a 70 or below in any subject, he/she will be placed on academic probation. Early release privileges may be revoked until his/her grade has improved to a passing grade. During academic probation the student will report to a location at school that has been designated by the Work-Based Learning coordinator. Personal Appearance: Each Work-Based Learning student is at all times required to dress appropriate to the standards and policies of the specific worksite and/or school dress policy. A copy of the worksite standard of dress/attire should be included in your portfolio. A copy of school policy is included in your agenda. Expectations & Policies

Procedures: A training agreement between student, parents, employer, and the Work-based Learning/Youth Apprenticeship coordinator is established so that all parties will be aware of each person’s responsibilities. A student enrolled as a junior agrees to a minimum of two (2) terms or approximately 288 hours of instruction. A student enrolled as a senior agrees to a minimum of one (1) term or approximately 144 hours of instruction. Weekly Work Experience Report/Hours Verification: Students are required to turn in a weekly work experience report/verification of hours worked to WBL coordinator each week on the designated day (AHS, Thursday; EHS, Tuesday; NHS, Wednesday). This report is used to document the student’s work hours. Reports should be for the previous full week of work. Late reports will not be accepted. CTSO Participation: CTSO’s provide an excellent opportunity for students to gain experience in their career interest areas. Work-based Learning students will be expected to join the CTSO affiliated with their career interest area and to provide the coordinator with written documentation of membership by September 1. Job Performance: Work-based learning students represent our schools in the community. For this reason, students are expected to be exemplary employees. Students should report to work on time, maintain a professional appearance, and act with integrity and honesty at all times. Evaluations of work performance are conducted periodically throughout the semester by both the employer and the WBL coordinator. Students receiving an unsatisfactory evaluation may be placed on probation and required to follow an improvement plan. Falsification/Forgery of Documents: Falsification or forgery of any documents pertaining to the work-based learning program including but not limited to weekly work experience reports and evaluations will result in the student’s immediate removal from the program as well as school disciplinary action. Student Actions That Will Lead To Dismissal From The Program: • Quitting Job. (All changes must be approved by the WBL or YAP Coordinator, only!) • Fired or Terminated from the Job. (WBL and/or YAP Coordinator must be notified immediately and a decision to terminate from the program (failure) will be determined after investigation of situation.) • Failure to Attend Meetings. (Students are required to attend all meetings with coordinator.) • Failure to Complete Portfolio Assignments and/or Poor Grades. (Students should have all assignments type written with spelling and grammar checks.) The portfolio should be completed according to guidelines. • Failing Grade in Connecting Courses. • Any Unlawful Act. Any act considered unlawful committed on or near premises of worksite will result in immediate dismissal from the program with possible school/system disciplinary and/or legal action. Procedures, etc…

Work-Based Learning & Youth Apprenticeship Portfolio A Portfolio/Notebook is required for all students enrolled in the Work-based Learning/Youth Apprenticeship Program. The Portfolio is graded in April as part of the student’s apprenticeship/WBL evaluation. Benefits of Portfolio A well-kept portfolio mirrors comprehension and performance. The use of portfolios enables students to: • Discover, document, and develop employability skills; • Reinforce integration of academic skills, course-specific skills, and employability skills; • Reflect on personal work and goal setting; • Showcase “best” work to potential employers and/or post-secondary programs; • Establish and strengthen personal integrity; • Become a self-directed, life-long learner; and • Document achievements in a professional manner. The Portfolio is a “work in progress” and will chronicle student advancement toward their career goal. The Portfolio will include: • Letter of Introduction • WBL/YAP Application Materials • Employability Skills • Work Evaluations • Work Samples • Post-Secondary plans and documentation • Hours verification (Production Report/Work Log) • Student achievement and awards • Journal & journal assignments • Projects • Miscellaneous (as assigned by WBL/YAP Coordinator) Portfolio Divisions (tabbed sections) • Student Profile a. personal information b. resume c. academic requirements for graduation (four-to-seven-year plan) d. career electives required for occupational choice E. Career Interest Survey or Assessment. • Evaluations, Projects, Career Related Work Experience • Journal • hours Verification (Production Reports) • Student Achievement (Grades, Honors and Awards) • Assignments & worksheets Important! Please read carefully! The journal assignments and projects are very important parts of the WBL/apprenticeship program. Assignments should be a minimum of one page type written in length. Note deadline dates for each assignment; late work will not be accepted. All work should be given to and will be graded by the WBL Coordinator. Assignments with work that is not neat, incomplete, without identification or with misspelled words or grammatical errors may be returned to the student for revision. All journal assignments become a part of your portfolio. (Please check your folder at your school’s designated area weekly for graded and returned assignments and/or notifications). (AHS-THUR; EHS-TUE; NHS-WED). Portfolio

Work-based Learning & Youth ApprenticeshipConfidentiality Agreement As a Newton County School Work-based Learning or Apprenticeship Program student, you may be required to handle material of a confidential nature. In general you should treat as confidential anything that is not common knowledge or has not been published. Please respect the trust the work site coordinator/employer has placed in you by handling ALL such information in a careful and discreet manner. Never divulge WBL/apprenticeship work site or client information to outsiders, including family members, friends, the media, government representatives or anyone else without the express written, prior approval from the WBL/Youth Apprenticeship coordinator or worksite supervisor. Confidentiality means keeping information private. Do not discuss with anyone any information you receive about a customer, patient, student, teacher, an employee or employer. If you are in doubt as to the nature of the information, see the Career Related Education/Youth Apprenticeship coordinator immediately. Failure to comply with the WBL/Apprenticeship Confidentiality Agreement is grounds for immediate dismissal from the WBL/Youth Apprenticeship Program and job or internship position. A student may receive an “incomplete” or a failing grade if dismissed from the program. If this situation occurs, a parent/guardian will be contacted. I have read the above policy on confidentiality and understand the consequences for non-compliance and therefore agree to comply with the apprenticeship confidentiality agreement. Student name:_________________________________________ Date:___________ (Please print) Student signature: _____________________________________ (Please sign) I have read the above policy on confidentiality and understand the consequences if my child is in noncompliance. Parent/guardian name: _________________________________ Date:______________ (Please print) Parent/guardian signature:______________________________ (Please sign) Confidentiality

Work-based Learning and Youth ApprenticeshipAssessment Tools and Grading Grades are an important indicator of achievement and performance for students in the Work-Based Learning and Youth Apprenticeship programs. In order to help students maintain an exceptional grade point average and encourage success in high school, at work, and in post-secondary education, the following guidelines have been established. • At the end of each grading period, the WBL/YAP Coordinator will check the student’s grades. • In the event that the student has not maintained an 80 average or better, the student will be placed on probationary status until the next grading period. • In the event that the student’s grades have not improved by the next grading period, the student’s grades will be reviewed for possible removal from the program. Grading Scale Employer Evaluations 25% Weekly Work Experience Report 20% Portfolio 15%* Journals/Other Assignments 25%* Class Participation & Professional Learning 15% (Includes but not limited to; Paperwork & forms returned, CTSO participation, Professional Learning participation, work ethic, Career Expo, monthly meetings, Work-Ready Assessment, Employer Appreciation Luncheon and Rising Professionals Event.) *Important Note: PORTFOLIO/JOURNAL ASSIGNMENTS ARE REQUIRED. FAILURE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE ALL ASSIGNMENTS MAY RESULT IN JOB SUSPENSION AND/OR FUTURE PARTICIPATION IN THE WORK-BASED LEARNING OR YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. Assessment Tools & Grading

Training Plans Most Important Aspect of Program - A guide in which specified duties and tasks are itemized. The training plan is a list of processes, knowledge, and skills that the student is expected to learn in the work-based/apprenticeship experience. The training plan will be used by the employer and the YAP/WBL Coordinator to chart student progress and plan for future professional growth and competencies.

Responsibilities & Commitments Training Agreements • Employer Benefits • Increased skill levels of potential workers/employees • Input with development of curriculum based on industry standards (your needs) • Recruit & screen potential employees • Reduce turnover of entry-level employees • Improve competitiveness in the international marketplace • Form life-long relationships • Build high skill & globally competitive workforce

Checklist • Confidentiality Agreement • Parent/Guardian Consent Form • Training Agreement – Student & Parent Sign • Student/Sponsor Information Form • Work Permit • Proof of medical insurance

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Parents & Employers Introductions..

In conclusion… What Your Employer Expects.. • Be on time. • Be reliable. • Take the initiative. • Ask questions. • Pay attention. • Be cordial. • Never gossip. • No cell phones. • Do your best.

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Career Related EducationWork-based Learning&Youth ApprenticeshipHave a great year!Thank you for coming!

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