Employer/GCHS Recruitment Letter

The Granite City School District Work-Based Learning (WBL) Program offers the opportunity for students to gain hands-on workplace skills and to test their academic knowledge in the real world. The WBL program has been designed to promote students’ success in both postsecondary education and careers. By participating in this experience, we hope that they will develop new skills that are vital for long term success and employability. It’s also our hope that the student will be able to give back to your company in a way that is productive and useful to your business and its success. By working together in a school-business partnership, we can make this happen.

This program centers on varying levels of engagement from community businesses and industry to provide authentic learning experiences for students. Employer engagement experiences range from career speakers and tours to internships and other forms of work experience. We would welcome your participation in any of the following activities:

• Informational interviews

• Offering student tours

• Working with students in the classroom (technical mentoring)

• Job shadowing

• Working with teachers to enhance curriculum

• Serving as a career mentor

• Providing an internship

• Providing paid work experience

• Providing a teacher externship