For Community Partners
Are you a business owner, manager, or professional who is willing to grow and develop future leaders? Would your workplace embrace student mentorship? Consider partnering with us!
Complete this interest form if you would like to keep the conversation going and learn more about how you can partner to provide real-world career experiences for students.
Questions?
Contact Bay High School Experienceships Coordinator Meghan Holden at meghan.holden@bayk12.org
1) You choose your level of participation.
Level 1: Explore
Lead a lunch-and-learn
Classroom Visits
Informational or mock interview
Attend Career Night/Fair
Guest speaker
Level 2: Engage
Guest speaker series
Provide Mentorship (in-person or virtual)
Job Shadowing Day
Host a worksite tour
Level 3: Experience
Internship
Lab-based Activities
Entrepreneurship business mentor
Remote or virtual placement
2) We provide the resources.
Meghan Holden, School Counselor, College & Career Readiness
Being a community partner is just that--a partnership. My goal is to assist students in creating a personally valuable learning experience. Myself or a student's faculty mentor will work with you and the student throughout the Experienceship.
Students are required to submit a Consent Form, Waiver & Assumption of Risk Agreement, Experienceship Proposal & Agreement (with your sign-off) before participating.
3) You influence a life.
Engage in or host students for your desired level of participation!
After working with Bay students as a Community Partner, feel free to share your status on your website or in your store with a Partner Badge.
We will also ask for your feedback on your experiences and willingness to participate again in the future.
75% of employers say they have a hard time finding candidates with the "soft skills" they need, such as interpersonal skills, responsibility, and critical thinking. Learning these early on helps students succeed.
Colleges and jobs are reporting lower than ever levels of retention, showing that kids don't really know what they're getting into before choosing a school, major, or job. 40% regret their major. The more they experience both what they like and don't like, the more informed choices they can make.
Students earn the Ohio Means Jobs Readiness Seal, which is a component of the Ohio Honors Diploma and Graduation Requirements.
A consistent factor in students dropping out of school is a lack of motivation due to the perceived irrelevance of school. Making these connections increases confidence and students' personal ownership of learning.