Lansing School District Programs
Plant a Seed and Light a Pathway
You cannot be what you cannot see. K-12 students need businesses and mentors from the community to provide real workplace connections both in and outside of the classroom. Today's K-12 students are taking a more rigorous path toward graduation than ever before. New high school graduation requirements demand more math, English Language Arts, science, foreign language, and technology experience. Success in the traditional studies may lead to a diploma but will it translate into a qualified and prepared workforce?
That is a question that only business and educational partnerships can answer. Mentorships, job shadows, internships, and work based learning opportunities provide authentic examples of the knowledge and skills that employers are seeking for our students. You can provide what educators call the "Aha" moment when students link what they have been studying in math or science with what your facility or office does in real work. It is that relevant overlap between the classroom and a career, or postsecondary study that focuses students on the path to personal success and local workforce development.
Where do I begin?
Where do I begin?
Job Shadow
Each year the Lansing School District organizes job-shadowing opportunities for our 8th grade students. We need your help to continue these events. Area businesses, offices, and educational facilities can participate in a one-day, morning, shadowing visit.
The students arrive at 9:15am and depart at 12:45pm. District chaperones and lunches accompany them, and buses are provided. The agenda is business driven with a general tour, overall system, and staff interaction, hands-on opportunities if possible and luncheon wrap-up.
Business Speakers
The Lansing School District has more than 30 individual school buildings and student populations, representing a diverse and multi-cultural cross section of our greater capitol community. We are always interested in bringing in real world speakers to present career options and work and life skills knowledge to our students.
Co-op
Participate in cooperative occupational education programs. Students apply technical classroom learning to perform work, but also are provided an opportunity to develop workplace skills through hands-on learning. These students are involved in Lansing School District Career and Technical Education, (CTE) programs and eligible when they have completed 50% of their studies.
Work Experience
Students may participate with your business or facility and receive credit for their hours on the job. This is very similar to the Co-op arrangement but it need not be limited to only CTE students.
STRA Apprenticeships
These are formal relationships between students and businesses in which they agree to work in exchange for instruction in order to gain skills for work in a specific occupation. The occupation must be recognized as an apprenticeable trade and registered with the Department of Labor, the Office of Apprenticeship.
Career/Community Advisory Board
We continue to seek concerned community partners for our Career/Community Advisory Board. This opportunity will allow for new ideas and creative strategies for bringing real world connections into our district classrooms. Please contact us for more information at the email address listed above.
