Career Speakers

Career Speaker Option
Career speakers are scheduled several times during the school year on Wednesday mornings during homeroom. Students may sign up for a speaker and pick up a career speaker pass and evaluation form from Ms. Erzberger in the Career Center (red bldg). When they have finished with the speaker session, they complete the form and return it to their homeroom teacher.

Career Speaker Schedule 2009/10

November 4 - Physical Therapist - Kelsi Zellinger Institute for Athletic Medicine

November 11 - Nurse - Cathy Cisar

November 18 - Police - Officer Ben Johnson

November 25 (Red Media) Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator - Ty Sibley INSITU

February 17 - Pilot Delta Airlines - Kevin McLaughlin

February 24 - Senior VP of Marketing and Communications and Chief Marketing Officer - Ted Johnson MN Timberwolves and Lynx

April 7 - Police Officer - Ben Johnson, Blaine Police Dept.

Career Interview Option
Locate an individual in a career area of interest and conduct a career interview. Complete the questionnaire and turn it in to your homeroom teacher.
Career Exploration Opportunities
Career exploration opportunities to gain further knowledge about specific fields are available through career speakers, job shadowing, post secondary school visits, military representatives, resume writing and our Guidance Department and Career Center.

Student Responsibilities:

1. Identify a career path and chose one career speaker of interest or two career videos of interest or locate an individual in a career of interest and conduct one career interview.
2. Inform yourself about current speakers or career videos offered through the CHS web site, morning announcements and postings in the Career Center (red media center). Career Speakers will come during homeroom in Wednesdays to the specified location. Career videos will be broadcast to 9th grade homerooms on specified Wednesdays.
3. Fourth quarter homeroom credit will be given based upon completion of the career activity.

School Responsibilities:

1. Provide a variety of speakers to discuss career opportunities and job
responsibilities and provide career videos to view during homeroom. Provide a list of possible career interview contacts.
2. Inform students of upcoming speakers and career videos through the announcements and postings in the Career Center (red media).
3. Supervise students during the speakers and provide opportunities to further knowledge in a particular area.
4. Homeroom teachers will collect summarization sheets for homeroom credit and will forward to the Career Center to be filed with the student's Career Portfolio.
5. Award credit for 4th quarter homeroom based upon attendance of a career speaker presentation or video observation or career interview and successful completion of the summarization sheet.
6. Continue partnerships with career speakers and their businesses.

Parent Responsibilities:

1. Read and discuss the materials from the school regarding your child's career plans.
2. Encourage your child to attend a career speaker or observe the career videos or conduct a career interview.
3. Call the school contact person with any questions or ideas you may have that will support your child in discovering their potential in the World of Work.
4. Discuss the career speaker, career interview or career video experience with your child and encourage continued exploration of their place in the World of Work.

 

 

Red Building:

4881 101st Lane NE
Circle Pines, MN 55014

Attendance:763-792-5207
Fax:763-792-5050
Switchboard: 763-792-5000

Guidance: Ruth Roth
763-792-5214
rroth@isd12.org

White Building:

4757 North Road
Circle Pines, MN 55014

Attendance:763-792-5207
Fax:763-792-5050
Switchboard: 763-792-5000

Guidance: Sally Nelson
763-792-5013
snelson@isd12.org



Last updated: August 17, 2010
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