District CTE Internship Program
The philosophy of the District Internship Program is incorporated in its mission and vision statements:
District Internship Program Mission Statement
To appropriately identify students who have reached a point in their life and career planning where they are ready, willing, and able to explore a career in greater detail.
District Internship Program Vision Statements
Includes students who:
- seek outlets for pursuing their passions
- advocate appropriately on their own behalf
- participate in making decisions and successfully solving problems
- influence the community in a positive manner
- fully explore and consider the extent of their career development and college options
- become well-informed and remain open-minded
Includes employers who:
- think beyond traditional limitations
- serve as inspirational role-models for students
- grow professionally in order to best serve students
Includes parents who:
- support their child’s efforts to pursue his/her passions
- nurture their child’s academic, career, and social/emotional development
- advocate for career development
- encourage their child to be well-rounded
Includes a coordinator who:
- effectively uses resources to directly benefit students, whenever possible
- monitors feedback from students and parents regarding current practices and programming for students
- advertises existing and create worthwhile supplemental learning experiences for students
- investigates systemic changes in the district which could benefit students
Includes a district that:
- recognizes that nontraditional measures of student success are often the best indicators of learning for students
- seeks to offer appropriate academic opportunities for students beyond the classroom
- is aware that the principle measure of student success is a comparison of a student’s performance against his/her own capabilities
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