Blackstone Academy Charter School January 2019 Forms etc

Blackstone Academy Charter School January 2019 Forms, etc… can be accessed through our BACS Career Access Site

-Established 2002 -Practice Community Based Learning / CIP’s / Career Events -Restorative Justice Program Discipline Model -Summer Spirit Program / Saturday college visits all year -First name basis school -Same adviser for all 4 years -Whole School morning meeting (Motivational Monday / Too Much Tuesday / Word of the Week Wednesday / Thoughtful Thursday / Free Friday)

5 External Learning Skills (In parenthesis are the Essential Skills for Work Based Learning - very similar!) *10 th/11 th *New this year / Barr Grant Previously: 10 th: job shadow / 11 th: 20 hour internship 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Personal Responsibility (Professionalism) Communication (Communication) Self-Direction and Active Engagement (Initiative & Self-Management) Problem Solving (Critical Thinking & Problem Solving) Community Connections (Collaboration and Teamwork) (*See “ 5 External Learning Skills” link) *Students must master these skills by providing evidence for their portfolio through career experiences, field trips, career fairs, job shadows, internships, service learning projects, etc… These skills are connected to our “habits of mind” - skills that we expect all students to improve upon throughout their time at BACS

What is expected… Portfolio presentations to advance to next grade: 9 th - 12 th = Levels 1 -4. Level 1: 9 th grade: “Intro to Careers”: Career exploration through: ● ● ● “The Career Game” and other online resources (have links); print summary Interest inventories, ‘who am I’ surveys? *Will email all forms Career Fairs held at school (4/year) plus any offered career-related field trips

Level 2 Portfolio - 10 th grade - Intro to ‘ 5 Essential Skills’ Show progress towards these skills…. . See handout *Job Shadows may also be coordinated for those students that have done ample research on their career interest and are endorsed by their adviser to coordinate an appointment with the Career Adviser. (*See Job Shadow email/call logs; Reflection Sheets) *A database from A to Z has been created of local businesses in the area that may entertain job shadows, internships, service learning projects, volunteering, etc… *At minimum, students should volunteer 20 hours during 10 th/11 th grade

Level 3 Portfolio - 11 th grade - “Master” Skills ● ● Master “ 5 External Learning Skills” with evidence Internship possible to those students who show enthusiasm and are endorsed by their adviser- others should volunteer extensively (20 hours) ● 20 hour Service Learning Project - MANDATORY (*Host Site Supervisor Manual with letter from School, Accountability Log, Memorandum of Agreement (Contract); Service Learning Forms)

Level 4 Portfolio - 12 th grade Senior “Capstone” Project: ● ● ● 100 hour project - similar to 80 hour requirement Comprised of a research paper, 20+ hours of community service, research, interviews, outside coaches All-school year project Outside connections Senior Seminar class *Topics include: Domestic Violence; Homelessness, Mental Health in Vets, etc. . .

Our program of study “Non-Profit Academy” - - Non-Profit Academy class (1 semester) with articulation from RWU / college credit (Fantasy Non-Profit) 2 CIP’s - Community Improvement Project *Non-Profit / Zoo / Yearbook / Skills for Life / Recycle a Bike / Youth Power / Poetry / Sewing / Hip Hop / Fitness / Debate / Latin Dance / Keyboarding / Event Planning / Painting / Figure Drawing / Powerful Teens / Young Voices. . . Senior Seminar Class *Student receives certification at graduation

Career Opportunities offered at Blackstone September: Community Connection panel for senior topics October: “Health/Wellness Career Panel” December: “Business / Entrepreneur Career Panel” February: “Manufacturing/Trades/Architecture/Construction/Engineering” Panel March: “Job / Summer Opportunity” Fair April: “Art / Culinary / Law” Career Fair *Numerous guest speakers / field trips / job shadows / internships / service learning projects / senior projects

Forms: I can email all forms and prezi to Paul to forward to all of you *Forms can also be accessed using our BACS Career Site through our school portal www. blackstoneacademy. org Click on Student then BACS Career Access / find “Forms” tab

New BACS CAREER SITE!!!!! Always updating / ever-changing! www. blackstoneacademy. org Click on ‘Students’ then at the top of the page, click on the door that states: “BACS Career Access”. . . have fun researching!

Info. . . Rhonda Hanaway, Career Adviser rhanaway@blackstoneacademy. org *At BACS, a career adviser speaks with each grade level and helps facilitate career experiences and exploration through what has been shown in this presentation. Facilitating any Army, National Guard, Marines, Summer Opportunities, Volunteering, and any Community Connections requests are also included. On field trips, I often drive the van to the event site with the students. We wear many hats in our school, but that is what makes it so special.

THANK YOU! Please welcome Yessica Garcia speaking about her Service Learning Project in Guatemala!