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Services Provided by the Career Development Coordinator =

Robert Whitley, CDC – Wake Forest-Rolesville High School

rwhitley@wcpss.net

(9190 554-8628

 

Academic Development

                Preparatory Services

-          Coordinate the Career Development process.

-          Provide leadership for promoting pre K-12 career awareness, exploration, and planning.

-          Introduce students to and assist them with a career focus within a career pathway.

-          Coordinate the alignment of middle school courses and high school courses of study for

Workforce development education students.

-          Assist students with postsecondary opportunities.

-          Assist students in leadership development.

 

Career Development

                Case Management

-          Provide educators with access to career development information, occupational information,

and labor market information needed to assist students with educational and career plans.

-          Assist students with identifying and obtaining career assessments and interpreting the results.

-          Assist students with analyzing personal career goals.

-          Provide students and parents with access to career development materials, occupational

Informational, career guidance and counseling activites, and labor market information needed

To make effective educational and career plans.

-          Assist students with managing their career portfolio.

 

Transitional Services

-          Involve students in experiences designed to enable them to make smooth transitions from one

Level of education to another, and from school-to-work or further education and training.

-          Promote the advantages of workforce development among students, parents, and all segments of the community to facilitate the appropriate placement of workforce development.

-          Promote the use of current technology for career research.

 

Business, Industry, and Education Partnerships

-          Serve as a liaison with the business, industry, education and military community.

-          Maintain and publicize career development resources.

 

Personal & Social Development

 

                Promotional Activities

-          Assist students with developing skills needed in the workplace.

-          Provide information to students, parents, educators, and community members about career

development.

-          Coordinate support services to enable students to successfully complete programs leading to

High school graduation.

-          Deliver presentations about promising career development practices to local, state, and national

Audiences.

-         Coordinate career development media coverage.

-         Work Permits can be obtained and processed.

 

 

Wake County Public School System programs are staffed and offered without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, political affiliation or disability.

Job Shadowing Opportunities                                    

 

 

The Job Shadowing component pare of “Success, Inc. – Ensuring Future Success” gives students the opportunity to shadow someone in a career they have an in interest in.  This is a one day field experience in which students visit a worksite and “shadow” a working person as they carry out their daily activities.  Students learn about the necessary professional skills and educational requirements for success in this career field.  The importance of school and doing well academically is stressed.  Students also gain a valuable career reference who may be willing to serve as their internship mentor during their junior or senior year.  This experience will also demonstrate initiative which is applealing to colleges and employers and will enhance their resume, portfolio, and high school transcript.

 

 

Job Shadowing will be scheduled on work days and vacation days to avoid having students missing instructional time.  Only in rare cases will students be scheduled to job shadow on days which will take them out of the classroom setting.  The necessary paperwork must be completed and the job shadowing site approved by the career development coordinator.  Applications may be picked up in student services through Mr. Whitley, Career Development Coordinator, in Student Services.

 

 

Students are encouraged to take the first step by contacting a working person (who will serve as the mentor) and setting up a time with their career mentor for the day they will job shadow.  The mentor information needs to be completed before turning in the information.  Students who are unable to locate a mentor will be given guidance by Mr. Whitley in contacting job shadowing sites.  Remember that every effort to schedule the job shadowing experience for a work/holiday must be made before a student will be given permission to be excused from class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career Development Calander

2004 – 2005

Wake Forest – Rolesville High School

 

August                                                            January

6th Freshman Orientation                                3rd Worday/Job Shadowing

10th First Day for Students                              11th CDC Meeting 8:00 – 3:00

                                                                                Asset Meeting 1:00 – 3:00

September                                                      12th ASVAB Testing in Media Ctr.

6th Holiday                                                              Starting Time – 8:15 a.m.

9th Making H.S. Count (45- blocks)                17th Holiday

     2nd period                                                    

14th CDC STC Volunteer

16th Workday/Job Shadowing                          February

                                                                          8th CDC Meeting 8:00 – 3:00

                                                                        

October

12th CDC meeting 8:00 – 3:00                         March

       Career Choices Tabloid                             3rd Xtreme Beginnings

14th Workday/Job Shadowing                                Brownstone Hotel

15th Workday/ Job Shadowing                          8th CDC Meeting 8:00 – 3:00

26th Fall Success, Inc. for 9th Graders               11th Workday/Job Shadowing

       Old Gym/New Gym Lobby                        16th Spring Career Fair

                                                                           21st – 24th Vacation Days

                                                                           25th Holiday

November                                                          28th Vacation Day

9th CDC Meeting 8:00 – 3:00                             30th Spring Success, Inc.

10 CDC Meeting 8:00 – 3:00

     VoCATS 1:00 – 3:00

16th Spelling BEE                                              April

24th Vacation Day                                              12th CDC Meeting 8:00 – 3:00

25-26th Holiday

 

                                                                            May

December                                                           5th Spring Achiever’s Luncheon

2nd Fall Career Fair                                             11th Holiday

9th First Semester Achiever’s Luncheon             19th 1st and 2nd Senior VoCATS

14th CDC Meeting 8:00 – 3:00                                                    Media Center

21st            1st and 2nd VoCATS Exams                     20th 3rd and 4th Senior VoCATs

22nd      3rd and 4th VoCATS Exams                                             Media Center

23rd      VoCATS Exam Make Up Day                 23rd 1st/2nd Underclassmen VoCATS

24th Holiday                                                                  Senior VoCATS Make-ups

27th Holiday                                                           24th 3rd/4th Underclassmen VoCATS

28th – 30th Vacation Day                                        25th Underclassmen VoCATS Mk-ups

31st Holiday                                                            30th Holiday

Xtreme Beginnings

 

            Xtreme Beginnings is an activity designed to allow students to explore career opportunities and the educational background needed to be successful in those fields.

Students will attend round-table discussions lead by individuals from a variety of career areas, go through an interview (with evaluation), visit career booths set up by businesses, one, two, and four-year educational institutions.  A new addition this year will be the opportunity for students seeking immediate employment upon graduation from high school to meet with employers from a variety of career fields.

 

            Date:  April 21, 2006

 

            Location:  One Renaissance Center

                              Raleigh, NC

 

            Time:  9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

 

            Requirements:            Application form

                                                  Approved Resume’ on file

                                                Proper Business Attire

                                                Approval of Parents/Guardian

                                                Approval of Career Development Coordinator

                                                Approval of Instructors

                                                Must participate in activities throughout the day

                                                Attendance/Participation in all activities

                                                No early departure from the site

                                                Students will ride the bus provided by the school

           

            Cost:                           No Fee

 

            Applications:             Complete application and permission forms (by due date)

See Mr. Robert Whitley, Career Development Coordinator

                                                Student

                                                Phone:  (919) 554-8628

                                                E-Mail:  rwhitley@wcpss.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASVAB TESTING

 

          The ASVAB test is an assessment tool which helps to determine areas that you are well suited to as a career.  Even though this test is given by the military it is useful for anyone wishing to gain insight into the areas they may wish to consider as future careers.  It is not just for those students who wish to pursue a career in the military.

 

                    Fall Semester:  TBA            Spring Semester:  TBA

 

                    Location:  Media Center (alternate location:  Cafeteria)

 

                    Time:  8:15a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

 

                    Cost:  No Charge

                  

                    Proper Behavior Mandated

 

                    Requirements:  Must be 10th, 11th, or 12th Grade

 

                    Sign up with Mr. Robert Whitley

                                         Career Development Coordinator

                                        Student Services

 

                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career Fair Dates

 

 

Triangle Towne Center Career Fair

October 27, 2005

 

          Students will meet representatives from a variety of career areas and representatives from one, two, and four-year educational institutions.

 

Mini Career Fairs

Throughout the academic Year

 

Representatives from a variety of career areas and representatives from one, two, and four-year educational institutions will set up in a designated area during lunches to meet with students.  They may also go into classes for presentations if instructors

 

Instructors wishing to arrange for class presentations may do so by contacting Mr. Whitley in Student Services.

 

Visits to specific schools of higher education will be scheduled throughout the academic year.  These will be scheduled with selected curriculum instructors for a partial or full-day.  Subsitutes and bus transportation will be paid for by Career and Technical Education. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Success, Inc.”

 

A Component of

 

“Success, Inc., Ensuring Future Success”

 

 

          An activity designed for the Freshman class in which representatives from business/industry spend an hour with a small group of students stressing the importance of preparing yourself for what is expected in the business world. 

 

          This activity will be conducted each grading period involving 150  freshman each time.  This change has been made to reduce the impact upon the Health/Physical Education classes with use of the gym and allow for a better situation for the facilitators.  Success, Inc. will take place during the 2nd block period.

 

 

          Dates:  First Grading Period                   September 19, 2005

                     Second Grading Period            December 14, 2005

                     Third Grading Period                   March 1, 2006

                     Fourth Grading Period                   May 17, 2006

 

          Location:  Wake Forest-Rolesville H.S. Cafeteria

 

          Time:  2nd Block period

 

 

There will be a need on the part of instructors to explain what “Success, Inc.” is so that students participating have an understanding of what they will be involved in.  If there students who wish not to actively take part it would be desirable to have them not attend. 

 

Instructors who are able to be present for this activity to provide supervision will be given Cougar points for their assistance.

 

For 2005 – 2006 the script utilized in the past will be set aside and only interactive activities will be carried out to keep the event moving at a fast pace.