First Job Survival Skills

School:: Golden Gate High
Subject:: Special Needs Students
Teacher:: Amanda McCoy
Students Impacted:: 40
Grade:: 9-12
Date:: August 14, 2017

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

Suncoast Credit Union - $1,679.00

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 40

The key outcomes of this grant were to increase job readiness skills, independent functioning, self-advocacy and employability skills. Through this grant, I was able to provide my students with valuable real world job scenarios that allowed for discussion and role-playing while brainstorming positive ways to handle real world scenarios. The skills and attributes are learned in an employment environment and are crucial for employability. More importantly, as many of my students face learning disabilities, these real world scenarios are critical for them to practice before they are either on the job site three days a week with my class or as they secure part time or full time employment.

The DVD's purchased through this grant provided training in interpersonal skills and personal qualities that employees must have to survive and grow in the workplace. The DVDs have complimented our curriculum and provided a foundation for my students to visualize and discuss scenarios on the job.

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The jobs crew

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The jobs crew

Original Grant Overview

Goal

The goal of this grant is to encourage, support and help students with intellectual disabilities acquire job skills before entering job training and ultimately the workforce within our community.

What will be done with my students

Students will watch segments of real life scenarios as well as role play and discuss the impacts it might have while working. Topics covered will include: work ethic, workplace manners, learning the job, taking responsibility for mistakes, stealing, and getting your foot in the door. These are all crucial areas that students need to learn prior to gaining or training for employment. After learning about these topics, students will apply their learning in our community at local businesses and learn specific job skills and tasks associated with each business. They will experience a wide range of opportunities to further explore their strengths and weaknesses as well as their interest in job fields.

Benefits to my students

Too often we forget that social skills and personal qualities are as important to holding a job as competence and experience. With this dvd set and in class learning/experiences, students will be better prepared for on the job training within our community. This will encourage discussions and role playing throughout the school year of social skills and job competencies that will allow them to be success and ultimately gain employment.

Budget Narrative

This includes shipping and handling fees from the curriculum manufacturer.

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	First Job Survival Skills- Unit 1	$1,679.00
	Total:	$1,679.00

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