PowerPoint Presentation School To Work Program

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School-To-Work Program
Atlantic Community School District
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Mission

• The mission of the Atlantic STW Committee is to
  promote communication between the Atlantic
  business community and the Atlantic Community
  Schools for the purpose of helping prepare
  students for a constructive work life.

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Vision

• The Atlantic STW Committee will serve local
  businesses and the Atlantic Community School
  District (ACSD) by helping facilitate a smooth
  transition from school to either employment or
  further education for all students, supporting
  local businesses in finding qualified future
  employees by including work-and career-related
  perspectives in K-12 curriculum, and assisting
  the school district in its comprehensive
  improvement plan.

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Goals

• Share with ACSD the cost of a part-time paid
  coordinator to over see the connection.
• Appoint student links who will check in monthly
  with each building in the school district to
  promote STW activities, and to share those
  activities with the committee.
• Appoint a committee member to chair the committee
  meetings.

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Goals (continued)

• Link business persons with school administration,
  teachers, and students in both an advisory and an
  inquiry role, sharing needs, and offering support
  in determining short term and long term goals of
  career training in the Atlantic schools.
• Suggest and provide opportunities for students
  and teachers to gain exposure to real-life
  business experiences and demonstrate real-life
  applications for academic work.
• Assist in career and work place training
  programs, and events like portfolios, interviews,
  job shadowing, and career fairs.

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Format

• The Committee, composed of interested business
  persons and school personnel including students,
  will meet monthly August-April in an open forum
  to discuss, examine, and accomplish the mission,
  vision, and goals of the group.

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• Constant training, re-training, job hopping, and
  even career hopping will become the norm.
• The annual rate of growth for World Wide Web
  traffic is 341,000 percent. Approximately 159
  countries are reachable by electronic mail.
• There has been more information produced in the
  last 30 years than during the previous 5000.
• The available information supplied doubles every
  3 to 5 years.
• Within the next decade, education will change
  more than it has changed since the printed book
  created the modern school over 3000 years ago.
  Education can no longer be confined to the
  schools. Every employee institution has to
  become a teacher.

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School-To-Work Meetings

• The School-To-Work Committee meets at noon on the
  third Thursday of each month with the exception
  of August when the meeting is held on the fourth
  Thursday. The meetings last one hour and lunch
  is provided. Please R.S.V.P. to Chris Blake at
  CCMH if you plan to attend.

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Meeting Places for 2003-2004

• August 28th- IWCC
• September 18th- Glacier Daido America
• October 16th- Atlantic High School
• November 20th- Coca-Cola Bottling Company
• December 18th- Chamber/ CADCO with lunch by
  Henningsen Construction
• January 15th- Cass County Memorial Hospital
• February 19th- Snyder Associates

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Meeting Places (continued)

• March 18th- Atlantic Middle School
• April 15th- CASS Incorporated

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Key People

• STW Coordinator
• Student Links
• Building Links
• Meeting Facilitator
• Businesses

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STW Coordinator
Sonya Mikkelsen is the coordinator for the
Atlantic Community School District.
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Mrs. Steeles class participates in the Beef Expo.
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The second grade class learns about the Glen
Robin Apple Orchard.
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Mr. Hansens fourth grade class learns about what
employers look for when hiring people at Hy-Vee.
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Mrs. Links class sets up a catering business
after Mrs. Ferguson shares what skills are needed
in her occupation.
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John Krogman, Mayor of Atlantic, talks to Mrs.
Hansens fourth grade class about what a mayor
does for the city.
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Mrs. Steeles class plans, prepares, and serves
lunch to the Cass County Memorial Hospital staff
with help from the CCMH dieticians. In the
meantime, they learn about food preparation,
manners, and money.
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Author James Solheim talks about his career in
writing and what a writer must do every day.
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School-To-Work plays a key role in the
classrooms at the Atlantic Community School
District by helping us all learn more about
careers.