Services Menu - Program Year 2009-2010
CoSer 528 – Industry/Education Activities Coordination

A. Basic Career Education Services: all of the options listed below could be integrated into curricula addressing the New York State Learning Standards for Career Development & Occupational Studies (CDOS.)

• Career Education Speakers
• Phone Interviews for Career Research Project
• Career Day Events
• Career Panels
• Job Shadowing – individual or small group, for students (primarily juniors and seniors) and/or educators.
• Career-related field trips including tours of business and industry sites
• Mock Interviews
• Working Worlds in-service for educators
  
• Architectural Awareness Program – Middle School level
• Educator Staff Development including Career Plan Training & CDOS Workshops
• Student Data tracking – customized district reports of all activities - BEDS data for work-based learning and business involvement

Fee is based upon district K-12 enrollment excluding out-of-district special education students.

Modified base services are available upon request with a meet-and-agree to determine level of services. Fees are based upon the specific request, the amount of staff time required, and direct program expenses. Modified base services are generally a short-term agreement until funding is restored.

B. Mentoring Programs – career education focused, middle school and high school, customized to fit the needs of the district requesting services

C. High School Internships – unpaid short-term placements, based upon career interest.

D. Service Learning – customized programs focusing on integration of service learning into classroom instruction, includes data tracking for SED reports.

E. Additional Career Services – cost based upon request and staff time. Examples are: summer school career-related services, requests for additional staff time, after-school career programs, Pre-K career services, Career Plan support, Career Plan Portfolio review, scholarship research assistance, CDOS Online Course*, and any other customized new program. *New Services option

F. Youth Leadership Institute – one week summer leadership workshop for sophomores and juniors. Sessions focus on leadership development plus the opportunity to develop a public speaking presentation. (Enrollment will determine if 2 sections are offered.)

NOTE: Districts must purchase option A – Basic Career Education Services to be eligible to purchase mentoring, internships, and service learning, and additional career services.  All services must be career-related.