1. Mrs. Sills, Placement Specialist Holland Public Schools Please sign in and write down your email address (clearly) so that I can contact you easier (won’t have to get you out of class so much).

2. Forms in Packet  Course Guidelines  Safety Assignment  Sample Evaluation (You will get this in February)  Emergency Information (CC only)  Grading System  Time Slip

3. Talking Points  Email addresses  Responsibility - YOU!  Handouts – ALL are required handouts to pass. You do receive a letter grade on your transcript.  Don’t forget to add up your total hours on time sheet  http://sills.weebly.com http://sills.weebly.com  Forms, info, handouts, websites, etc. for co-op and community classroom  Will take up to two photos for the website for extra credit (10 points each) of you at placement

5. Grading Policy  The grade you receive for the Work Experience Program will be based on an evaluation completed by your employer or direct supervisor and other forms.  Evaluations must be completed each trimester.  You are responsible for taking the evaluation forms to your supervisor and returning them to the Placement Office by the due date (See sample copy of evaluation).

6. Attendance Policy  As you will not be meeting with me as you do for other classes, you will not be subject to the same attendance policy.  However, you are expected to be at your work site when scheduled.  If you are not scheduled to work and are being released from school, you should be at home completing homework for other courses of study.

7. Attendance Policy cont.  You are NOT to be on school property during your release time.  If you are ill or unable to meet your employer’s schedule, you are required to notify them as soon as possible to report your absence.  Excessive absences will result in a review of your placement and your possible removal from the Work Experience placement.

8. Homework Policy  You will have one weekly homework assignment to complete.  That assignment will be the recording of your work hours on a time sheet and supplying brief synopsis of the tasks you have completed that week.  The time sheet must be signed by your employer and returned to the placement office by Wednesday for the work done the previous week. Late work = half credit.  The week runs from Sunday to Saturday with time slips due the NEXT Wednesday.

9. Homework Policy cont.  Failure to complete these sheets will result in a failing grade for the placement.  Other assignments could be assigned during the course of the placement/internship.  CC = Journal  If you fail, you WILL NOT be allowed to participate 3 rd trimester. No exceptions.

10. Career Pathway – Educational Development Plan (EDP) Your placement must match your Career Pathway choice as identified in your EDP. The six career pathways are:  Arts and Communication  Business Management, Marketing and Technology  Engineering/Manufacturing & Industrial Technology  Health Sciences  Human Services  Natural Resources & Agriscience

11. Work Site Rules  Students will be expected to conform to the rules and regulations of the business where the student is placed.  This includes all safety procedures.

12. Placement Changes  Students accepting a position agree to work/intern for the time specified in the Training Agreement.  Any changes must be approved in advance by the Program Coordinator/Placement Specialist – that’s me.  If you are released due to unsatisfactory work or attendance issues, you may receive a failing grade for your placement experience.

13. Required Hours  Paid Work Experience (Co-Op)  Must average a minimum of 12 hours per week  Internship (Community Classroom)  Six hours per week are required for each credit granted  Make sure if you are getting paid that you are not going over your allotted amount of hours determined by the state of MI. I want to know if your employer is working you past these hours. If you are 18 or older, this does not apply.

14. Unexcused Absences  If you are unexcused from any part of the school day, you will be subject to losing credit for your placement that day as well.  If you aren’t responsible enough to come to school, you shouldn’t be given credit to do other school functions, such as co-op or community classroom.  Your weekly time slip grade will be a reflection of this.

15. Contact Information  My door is always open. Please feel free to visit me in my office whenever you have any questions, or contact me by phone at (616)494-2259.  If I am not available, see the placement office assistant in the counseling office.  My email is: ssills@hollandpublicschools.orgssills@hollandpublicschools.org  My website is: http://sills.weebly.comhttp://sills.weebly.com

16. Good Luck!!