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Job shadowing allows students to observe employees in their daily work to better understand career options and how classroom lessons apply to potential careers. Students shadow for at least three hours with an employee in their field of interest and complete several follow-up requirements, including paperwork, evaluations, and a thank you note. All personal finance students at Sargent High School must complete a job shadowing experience to explore careers and understand how education and work are connected.

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Job Shadowing

Job shadowing allows students to observe employees in their daily work to better understand career options and how classroom lessons apply to potential careers. Students shadow for at least three hours with an employee in their field of interest and complete several follow-up requirements, including paperwork, evaluations, and a thank you note. All personal finance students at Sargent High School must complete a job shadowing experience to explore careers and understand how education and work are connected.

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JOB SHADOWING

Job shadowing is defined as a community site teaming experience that matches an


employee with a student so that the student can begin to see connections between
school lessons and the workplace. Job shadowing coordinators, students, business
and/or community leaders jointly plan the shadowing experience. Job shadowing
partners should involve students in hands-on activities whenever possible. Benefits to
the student involve:

Become informed consumers


Meet positive role models
Discover how classroom learning relates to the workplace
Learn about career choices
Understand what skills are needed to get a good job
Career exploration
Understand how learning and earning are connected

SHADOWING EXPERIENCE
All Personal Finance students at Sargent High School are required to complete a
shadowing experience. It is the responsibility of each student to contact the employer
and arrange a day or partial day to shadow. The occupation should be in the students
selected career interest. The requirement is to shadow someone for at least three hours,
but a student can shadow an entire day. Students must shadow on the assigned day.
After setting an appointment with your workplace host, complete the Student Shadowing
Site Information sheet by the required deadline and return to Mrs. Osborn.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SHADOWING EXPERIENCE


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Select a career to shadow within your career interest.


Contact a person to shadow.
Complete the Student Shadowing Site Information sheet.
Submit the application to Mrs. Osborn by the deadline.
Complete and turn in Parent/Guardian consent form before shadowing date.
Shadow from 3-8 hours on the designated day.
Submit a thank you note and Business Host Evaluation form along with an
addressed envelope to your workplace host.
8. Complete and submit the Questions to Ask Your Business Host and Student
Observation/Evaluation activity within five days of shadowing.
Have a Great Day!

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