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from THRIVE-Summer 2023
The Chamber and Spencer Schools are expanding the Work Based Learning partnership starting with the 2023-2024 school year. The Chamber Foundation will assist with the opportunity for businesses and individuals to support this program. The purposes of the Chamber Foundation is to support, sponsor, promote and fund community development activities of civic, charitable, educational and cultural organizations.
The Work-Based Learning department is celebrating the close of an excellent year. No Boundaries, a student-led project-management class, is celebrating the completion of sixteen area service projects ranging from creating a community activity center for young families to placing a fish habitat structure in Iowa lakes.
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The extended career experience (ECE) program has brought on seven new area businesses into the internship program. Students in the ECE class rotate multiweek placements in area businesses that they are interested in learning more about.
Spencer Schools is passionate about helping students make well-informed decisions following graduation, and they are excited to see how the program will continue to grow in the coming year!
Kelly Kuehler
Work-Based Learning Coordinator
Spencer Community Schools & Spencer Chamber
WORK-BASED WORK-BASED LEARNING UPDATE LEARNING UPDATE
5,000 awarded in grant funding to promote equitable access to the Work-Based Learning program*
Information Session
on professional trades organized and provided to over 40 junior and senior students with 5 businesses present
Career Fair
attendance opportunity organized for high school and middle school students
Mock Interviews
as well as professional clothing for those in need and resume coaching provided to students preparing for the Spencer Chamber Spring Career Fair
WEEKLY CHECK-INS
and feedback opportunities provided for businesses with Extended Career Experience internship students new business partners added to ECE internship program 7
*funding was additionally used to provide PPE and professional clothing for students in need
