NAF Teachers work effectively with Academy Faculty, Administration, Central Staff, Parents, Students and Community Businesses. NAF Teacher are responsible for a variety of culminating activities that contribute to student career ready success. 

 

Recruiting: 

 

• Design and implement in school publicity 

• Solicit student applications

• Set up freshman/sophomore assembly

• Review applications and student records 

• Organize interview panel                        

• Interview applicants                  

• Maintain records including applications and interview results   

• Send out letters of acceptance and rejection to students and their parents

 

Ongoing  Activities:

 

• Promote student workplace readiness skills

• Use .2 allowance for small-group and/or individualized instruction or remediation or to meet other program

• needs of students

• Arrange for one program-related field trip per semester

• Coordinate teacher coverage for trips

• Distribute materials and disseminate information re conferences, deadlines, and various activities

• Determine eligibility of graduates for the Certificate of Academy Studies

• Attend the NAF Annual Institute for Staff Development each summer and participate in other professional growth activities

• Attend announced Coordinator team meetings

• Complete NAF Data Center and Self Assessment

• Implement a regular schedule of “Dress for Success” days

• Maintain a public relations vehicle to promote your Academy, i.e. Facebook page, blog, newsletter

• Ensure student completion of signed Memoranda of Understanding and provide accurate, alphabetized rosters of students enrolled in the Academy and update data as required

• Complete surveys and other reports required by the central office or the NAF

• Develop attractive Academy hallway and classroom bulletin boards and refresh periodically

 

Internships:

 

• Determine student employment eligibility

• Review and prepare copies of social security cards, working papers, and green cards

• Collect student passport-size photos

• Assist students in development of personal resumes

• Ensure completion of “Confidential Student Evaluation”

• forms by teachers of Academy junior classes each term

• Obtain copies of student report cards and transcripts to determine academic eligibility for internship

• Assist is setting pre-internship interview schedules for juniors

• Assist students in completing summer school applications for course credit for internships

• Collect student reports and assist students in securing

• job-site supervisory evaluations

• Schedule follow-up interviews with seniors for Academy staff to review job performance

• Infuse workplace readiness training into everyday instruction whenever relevant

• Work site report 

 

Work Based Learning Coordinator