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HEREFORD HIGH SCHOOL'S CAREER CONNECTIONS MODEL |
 he Hereford High
School's Career Connection Model is complex. Its strength lies in the fact
that the participants come from the entire community. Within the school,
the CO-OP, Guidance, English, and Social Studies departments spearhead the
initiative. Outside of the school house,the PTSA, Boy Scouts of America,
The Rotary Club, And The American Legion are all involved. n October
of 1996, Baltimore County had a symposium of all the feeder schools to Hereford
H.S. We set up lines of communication between the schools (K-16). Since
then we have had workshops between schools to smooth the transit of materials
and ideas. ereford High
Schools students will have experiences in the classroom and outside of the
classroom that will prepare them for the world of work. ALL students will
get preparation and opportunities to experience real life situations. Students
seeking a trade might choose a COP/DO (work study) experience which is offered
all four years of high school experience. Students going to college might
choose to do an internship in their senior year. |
| Portfolios | nformal collection
of papers that is kept for four years. The student will be able to review
this folder and use it to prepare for interviews in the junior and senior
years. |
| Career Speakers |  peakers come into
the building every week. Their presentations stress career decisions stress
career decisions and overviews of the career fields. They present during
our lunch hour. Credit is given in English class. |
| Special Speakers |  epartments have
ordered special speakers such as religious leaders for comparative religions,
part time employment opportunities, government officials, etc |
| Infused curriculum |  ach department
has been challenged by the principal to include Career Connections in their
class observation. English has a specific list of curriculum (resume, application,
cover letter, portfolio, etc.) that covers the four years. Other departments
are following that lead. Every department has many curriculum based activities
that are too numerous to list. |
| Interviews | n the Junior year,
students will mock interview with area colleges for practice. In the Senior
year, students will interview for a job of for a college internship with
area businesses. |
| ASVAP |  attery of tests
that armed services gives our students in their junior year. It test abilities
and matches interests. |
| Petersons |  omputerized.interest
inventory that gives students a chance to look at their interests and types
of jobs that would match these interests. |
| Shadow Day | tudent can choose
to shadow a career worker. We have an interview packet for the students
to complete. We have sent out close close to 1/3 of the school day. |
| Career Day |  uidance department
invites in many different career speakers and the entire school attends
and listens to different speakers. The students choose fields of interest. |
| Technical school panel |
uidance invites
in 5-7 technical schools in to show students an alternative or addition
to college education |
| Project Business | ocial studies department
along with area businesses and JA prepare real life experiences in the classroom.
This is a rather involved program which prepares students for the world. |
| Work Experience | losely monitored
program open to all students but aimed at the students who are trade oriented.
Students are able to do work study for four years. |
Grade Level Responsibilities |
| 9th Grade | Infused curriculum-All
departments Portfolio Project-Guidance Department Career Day- Guidance Department Shadow Day Experience-CO-PO Department Resume-English Department Career Speakers-Guidance Department Special Speakers Discuss How to Apply for a Part-Time Job-CO-OP Department |
| 10th Grade | Infused Curriculum-All
Departments Portfolios are Updated-Guidance Department Career Day-Guidance Department Shadow Day Experience-CO-OP Department Peterson's Interest Inventory-English & Guidance Department Career Speakers-Guidance Department |
| 11th Grade | Infused Curriculum-All
Departments Portfolios are Updated-Guidance Department School-Wide Career Day Activity-Guidance Department Shadow Day Experience-CO-OP Department ASVAP Inventory-English & Guidance Career Speakers-Guidance Department Technical School Panel-Guidance Department Resume-English Department Mock College Interviews- English & Guidance Departments |
| 12th Grade | Infused Curriculum-All
Departments Portfolios are Completed-Guidance Department Career Day-Guidance Department Shadow Day Experience- CO-OP Department Optional Career Research Project-English Department Career Speakers-Guidance Department Employment/Internship Interviews with Area Businesses-English & Guidance Depts. Opportunity to Intern in Professional Areas-CO-OP Department |
| Coordinators | Guy R. Fisher and Lisa Napoli |
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