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Weekly Overview:

OPTION 3 TIER 2 WORK SKILLS PROGRAM

OPTION SKILLS EXAM IS TUESDAY.

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Students rotate through various work environments to learn work skills unique to each area and learn to work with different mentors as they practice work ethics, accountability, and the social and communication skills required for success in the real work world. Work sites include Honey Island Elementary School, Brock Elementary School, Winn Dixie Grocery Store, Rainbow Day Care Center, and Northshore Regional Medical Center.

Salmen High students work off campus 4 days a week.

Northshore High students work off campus 5 days a week.

Resources/Materials: ON THE JOB TRAINING with mentors from various local businesses, Regulation uniform including non-slip work shoes, school ID, & Security Badges

Objectives:

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES WILL STAND EVERY WEEK:

1. We discuss good CHARACTER TRAITS or a WORK ETHIC that we want to work on for 15 minutes each day before leaving school. While examining each trait, students learn then demonstrate their value in the real work world. Traits discussed are honesty, integrity, self discipline, initiative, trustworthiness, compassion, tolerance, empathy, leadership, etc.
2. Students will demonstrate organizational skills as respect to their UNIFORM REQUIREMENTSby keeping track of and preparing uniform components well enough in advance to be eligible to go to worksites every day.

3. Students will challenge themselves to ATTEND SCHOOL EVERY DAY and to arrive at school prepared and on time. This is a daily exercise of time management.

4. Students will further practice TIME MANAGEMENT and dependability, by demonstrating respect for time deadlines at work by reporting promptly to work areas and pick up times without being cued.

Students will be encouraged to manage their own time by wearing a watch and using it.

5. All students will strive for a “B” or greater average each week. If attained, achievers earn a seat at the BREAKFAST CLUB TABLE on Friday mornings sponsored by Northshore Regional Medical Center. The prize is a free hot breakfast!

While having breakfast, we use this time as an opportunity to examine, discuss, and practice appropriate work place MANNERS, ETIQUETTE, AND SOCIAL SKILLS.

We also revel in the success that each student earned.

6. Weekly objectives will be identified and demonstrated by students as WORK ETHICS.

Ethics identified and practiced will include punctuality, following directions, taking pride in work, goal setting, customer service, respect for authority, honesty, initiative, etc. One ethic will be emphasized each week.

7. Students will discuss and practice various WORK SKILLS and WORK ETHICS unique to their work assignments. When mastered, they will rotate to another area, department, mentor, venue, etc, .to begin another round of skill immersion. Skills identified and practiced include, but are not limited to key board, workplace etiquette, respect for and demonstration of workplace rules and regulations, hospital room discharges, confidentiality compliance, teacher assistance, student assistance, operation of various office machines, reading various workplace forms, job seeking, etc.

CLASS MOTTO:

EXPECT FROM YOURSELF WHAT WILL BE EXPECTED FROM YOU IN THE REAL WORK WORLD.

Student Learning Activities:

SALMEN HIGH – Students will report to Brock Elementary School to work with their assigned mentors.

NORTHSHORE HIGH – Students will report to Honey Island Elementary School to work with their assigned mentors.

Students from both schools are assigned to different teachers in the classrooms and other work areas in these schools such as the cafeteria as monitors, the office, and the library.

They help students with small reading groups, penmanship groups, materials preparation, filing, copying, running errands, etc., then report to our pick up area on time.

In addition, students practice being flexible, receiving instructions, asking questions for clarity, attitude control,

and interacting appropriately with different audiences, in various environments, and with people in places of authority.

SALMEN STUDENTS WILL REPORT TO RAINBOW DAYCARE CENTER.

NORTHSHORE HIGH

THE SPIRIT TEAM WILL REPORT TO NSRMC.

THE PANTHER TEAM WILL REPORT TO WINN DIXIE GROCERY STORE.

At NSRMC, interns report to work areas and mentors. They practice infection control unique to each area. They obey confidentiality laws in all areas. Interns are becoming acquainted with their own sense of accountability. This year interns will rotate among the following departments:

Finance Department

Environmental Services

Dietary

Housekeeping

Education

Rehabilitation

At Winn Dixie, students are assigned to the different departments throughout the store and work side by side with the store employees. They practice customer service, become familiar with industry terms like Worker,s Compensation, OSHA, public liability, shop back, etc., and practice skills unique to each department such as stocking by expiration date, turning labels out, how to stock efficiently, food preparation and handling, etc.

SALMEN STUDENTS WILL REPORT TO NSRMC.

NORTHSHORE HIGH

THE SPIRIT TEAM WILL REPORT TO NSRMC.

THE PANTHER TEAM WILL REPORT TO WINN DIXIE GROCERY STORE.

In addition, students, while working at Winn Dixie will rotate through the following departments:

Bakery

Front End

Deli

Dairy

General Goods

Floral

They will observe and participate in the normal every day activities of a large grocery operation.

SALMEN STUDENTS

WILL REPORT TO NSRMC.

NORTHSHORE HIGH

THE PANTHER TEAM WILL REPORT TO NSRMC.

THE SPIRIT TEAM WILL REPORT TO WINN DIXIE GROCERY STORE.

The Northshore High teams switch work sites today and Friday.

NORTHSHORE HIGH

THE PANTHER TEAM WILL REPORT TO NSRMC.

THE SPIRIT TEAM WILL REPORT TO WINN DIXIE GROCERY STORE.

SALMEN STUDENTS

WILL REPORT TO NSRMC.

The Salmen High students who have maintained a “B” average (or better) this week have earned a place at the Breakfast Club Table and will enjoy a free breakfast at NSRMC before reporting to their work areas. This is a reward that is offered to achievers every week

Homework:

Students are given individual EVALUATION FORMS every Friday. They are to return them, with parental/guardian signatures/questions/comments, the next school day.