Career Centers were open during evening hours. At two sites, Career Placement Specialists scheduled personal meetings with parents. At one site, a Career Advisor scheduled personal meetings with parents of seniors, and also organized special-interest information sessions on topics such as financial aid. Individual sites kept records of attendance. Consortium will begin collecting and tabulating this information in FY 01.
Business partners have a good understanding of, and endorse articulated courses.
One business provided a tour for teachers following their meeting and a second business hosted the meeting and provided a tour. One articulation meeting and its related industry tour were canceled due to scheduling conflicts. Increased focus will be placed on this activity during FY 01. Students have authentic experiences within graduation standards packages. Information from these experiences will be woven into classroom activities for students.