Job Shadowing

• Come to the Career Center to pick up your Job Shadowing Packet. The Career Center is located in the red media center at CHS.
  
• Student Responsibilities
  1. Complete job shadow experience before end of 10th grade for homeroom credit.
  2. Informational packets, identifying all area of organizing the job shadow will be
  dispersed in homeroom, and discussed in class.
  3. Arrange your job shadow with the business or organization of your choice.
  4. Transportation to and from the job shadow experience is your responsibility.
  5. Arrange absence and complete forms with Attendance Clerk at least two full days
  before job shadow.
  6. Identify appropriate dress with business before reporting to the job site.
  7. Be on time.
  8. Complete questionnaire, and critique forms while at the job site, hand to homeroom
  teacher to be placed in your career portfolio.
  9. A thank you letter will be included in your initial informational packet. This can be
  given to your business contact on the day of your job shadow or mailed.
  10. Ask business contact to complete an evaluation and return this to your homeroom
  teacher. This will be in your informational packet.
  11. If a conflict arises, contact the business as soon as you can and the Career Center
  facilitator.
  12. If you are having difficulties arranging a job shadow experience, see the Career Center
  facilitator, or the Transition Coordinator, both are located in the red media center.
  
  
• Parent Responsibilities
  1. Read and discuss career expectations with your child.
  2. Be an active participant in helping your child find an appropriate job shadow
  experience.
  3. Give your child permission to participate in job shadowing and transportation if needed.
  4. Discuss the job shadow experience with your child and encourage continued career exploration.
  
• Business Responsibilities
  1. Provide a contact person to meet with the student and guide them through the job
  shadow experience.
  2. Answer student questions for their packet.
  3. Provide feedback to the school as needed.
  
• School Responsibilities
  1. Homeroom teachers will review Job Packets with students.
  2. Homeroom teachers, Career Center facilitators and transition coordinator will jointly
  provide guidance and follow-up for the Job Shadow activities.
  3. An informational letter will be given to homeroom teachers, outlining the rationale and
  organizational structure of this activity, and will be given to parents.
  4. Collect all job shadow information from students to be include din their portfolios,
  located in the Career Center.
  5. Award credit for 4th quarter homeroom based upon successful completion of the
  speaker summarization sheet and attendance at speaker.

  
  

  
  

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