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Jobs for America’s Graduates 34th Annual National Training Seminar • Las Vegas, NV • July 10-14, 2017

“Enhancing the JAG Career Pathway Success!”

“Enhancing the JAG Career Pathway Success!” 2

Jobs for America’s Graduates National Network

34th National Training Seminar NTS Sponsor—Delta Regional Authority Information ....... 5 South Point Hotel Map... ..................................................... 6-7 “5-of-5” High Performance Club—Class of 2016 ............... 8-10 JAG Chairman and President’s Welcome Letters ......... 12-13 NTS Sponsor—Tyson Foods, Inc. Ad ............................... 15

Wednesday, July 12

1:00 Opening Awards Session................................ 16-17 2017 Outstanding JAG Specialists ....................................... 18 Regions Ad………. ............................................................... 19 3:30 Best Practices Workshop-Series A ................. 20-21 McDonald’s Ad ..................................................................... 22 Photo Gallery: JAG Board Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA ........ 23 6:00 Awards Dinner ................................................ 24-25

Thursday, July 13

8:30 Best Practices Workshop—Series B ................ 26-27 10:30 Best Practices Workshops—Series C ............. 28-29 NTS Sponsor—Microsoft Ad ............................................. 30 12:00 n Awards Luncheon ................................................ 31 2:00 Best Practices Workshops—Series D ............. 32-33 4:00 Best Practices Workshops—Series E ............. 34-35

Friday, July 14

8:30 Best Practices Workshops—Series F ............. 36-37 Speakers’ Biographical Sketches ......................................... 38 10:15 Closing Awards Brunch ....................................... 39 2016 Smith Scholars Announced ......................................... 40 JAG Corporate Partners (Logo Display) ............................... 41 HCA Ad ............................................................................. 42 Special Appreciation: Corporate Partners………. ................. 43

JAG University—Pre-NTS Monday, July 10 8:30 JAG University Courses ........................................ 46 12:00 Lunch and JAG University Courses ..................... 46

Tuesday, July 11 8:30 JAG University Courses ........................................ 47 12:00 Lunch and JAG University Courses ..................... 47

Wednesday, July 12 8:15 JAG University Courses ......................................... 48 10:15 Graduation Ceremony ......................................... 48

JAG University Library Holdings ............................ 49-61

National Leadership Awards and NSLA Info ............... 62

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Welcome to the 34th Annual National Training Seminar


The Delta Regional Authority works to improve regional economic opportunity by helping to create jobs, build communities, and improve the lives of the 10 million people who reside in the 252 counties and parishes of the eight-state Delta region. Led by the Delta Regional Au-thority Board-comprised of the Federal Co-Chairman, appointed by the President and con-firmed by the U.S. Senate, and the governors of the eight states-the Delta Regional Authority fosters local and regional partnerships that ad-dress economic and social challenges to ulti-mately strengthen the Delta economy and the quality of life for Delta residents.

The DRA supports job creation and economic development through innovative approaches to growing local and regional leadership, increas-ing access to quality healthcare, and boosting opportunities for entrepreneurs to obtain afford-able capital.

The 252 counties and parishes served by the Delta Regional Authority make up the most dis-tressed area of the country. The time for action has arrived and the Delta Regional Authority is poised to work with local, state, and federal leaders to bring investment and opportunity back to the Delta Region.

A Long-Time Friend of Jobs for America’s Graduates


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South Point Hotel—Exhibit Hall Map

NTS Headquarters: Newport

“5-of-5” High Performance Club 325 JAG Local Programs Achieved the “5-of-5” Performance

Goals for the Class of 2016.

Class of 2016 “5-of-5” States

“5-of-5” High Performance Club State and Regional Recognition

Recognized for Achieving the “5-of-5” Performance Goals for the Class of 2016

Arizona—#15 Arkansas—#11 Georgia Indiana—#3 Iowa—#4

Alabama – 5 Programs Headland High School Keith High School Red Level High School Southside High School Straughn High School

Arizona – 7 Programs Compadre High School Coronado High School Paradise Valley High School Peoria High School Santa Cruz Valley Union Sunrise Mountain High School Tempe High School

Arkansas – 27 Programs Arch Ford Coop High School ALLPS High School Bald Knob High School Booneville High School Cabot High School #2 Cabot High School #3 Cedar Ridge High School Fordyce High School Herber Springs High School J.A. Fair HS College & Career Joe T. Robinson High School LR Central High School LR Hall High School LR Hamilton High School McClellan High School Mena High School NLR Academy High School North Little Rock High School Paris High School Pine Bluff High School Sheridan High School Southside High School Springdale High School #1 Springdale High School #2 Sylvan Hills High School Van Buren High School White County Central High School

Delaware – 5 Programs Christiana High School Concord High School Delmar High School Howard High School Mount Pleasant High School

Georgia – 6 Programs Athens Comm. Career Academy Clarke Central High School Cross Creek High School Lamar County High School Oglethorpe County High School Savannah High School

Indiana – 63 Programs Anderson High School 1 Anderson High School 2 Blackford High School Calumet New Tech HS Clay High School Crawfordsville Senior High School Decatur Center for Excellence Dekalb High School East Chicago High School 2 Eastern Greene High School East Noble High School Evansville Bosse High School Gary Theodore Roosevelt High School Gary West Side Leadership Academy Gibson Southern High School Goshen High School Greenfield-Central High School Hammond High School Huntington North High School Impact Institute Indianapolis Arlington High School Indianapolis Arsenal Tech HS 1

“5-of-5” Regions - 22 Georgia East Region Indiana Region 1—Northwest Indiana Region 2—North Central Indiana Region 3—Northeast Indiana Region 4—West Central Indiana Region 5—Central Indiana Region 6—East Indiana Region 7—West Indiana Region 8—South Central Indiana Region 9—Southeast Indiana Region 11—Southwest Indiana Region 12—Marion County Michigan Detroit Employment Solutions

Corp. Kinexus Network Northwest Ohio Jobs for Cincinnati Graduates JOG—North Central JOG Our Way Tennessee North Central Region South Central Region Scott Region South East Region

Missouri Montana New Hampshire New Mexico Ohio—#21


South Carolina Tennessee Virginia—#19 Virgin Islands West Virginia—#4

Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine—#22 Michigan

“5-of-5” High Performance Club Recognized for achieving the ‘5-of-5’ Performance Outcomes for the Class of 2016

Indiana (continued)

Indianapolis Arsenal Tech HS 2 Indianapolis Ben Davis High School Indianapolis John Marshall Comm. HS Indianapolis North Central High School Indianapolis Northwest High School 1 Indianapolis Northwest High School 2 Indianapolis Washington Comm. HS Jeffersonville High School John Adams High School Knightstown Community High School Lafayette Jefferson High School Lafayette Oakland High School Lawrenceburg High School Logansport High School Madison Consolidated High School Manchester Jr/Sr High School Marion High School McKenzie Center for Innovation and

Technology Mount Vernon High School Mt. Vernon High School Muncie Central High School New Haven High School North Side High School Owen Valley High School Pendleton Heights High School Petersburg Pike Central High School Plymouth High School Princeton Community High School Riley High School Rochester High School Shelbyville High School 2 Snider High School South Bend Career Academy Southridge High School South Side High School Sullivan High School Tell City High School Terre Haute North High School Twin Lakes Senior High Vincennes Lincoln High School Warsaw Community High School Washington High School Wayne High School Whiteland Community High School

Iowa – 11 Programs Cedar Rapids Jefferson HS Creston High School Davenport Central High School Davenport Mid City High School Davenport West High School Des Moines Roosevelt

Iowa City High Keokuk High School Perry High School Rock Island High School United Township Alternative

Kansas – 29 Programs Atchinson High School AE Basehor-Linwood HS Concordia HS Dodge City Second Opportunity School El Dorado High School AE Emporia High School (11-12) Garden City HS Gateway to College Greensburg Kiowa County High School Holcomb High School Kingman HS Labette County High School Liberal High School Newton High School Parsons High School Pittsburg High School Pratt High School Royal Valley HS Salina Central HS Salina South HS Salina West Education Center Stafford High School Topeka Highland Park HS (11-12) Topeka High School Topeka West High School Wichita North High School Wichita Northwest High School Wichita Southeast HS Wichita South High School

Kentucky – 3 Programs Estill County High School Paris High School Sheldon Clark High School

Louisiana – 28 Programs Assumption High School Avoyelles Baton Rouge Community College-

Acadian Campus II Bolton High School Carencro High School College Street Vocational Center Donaldsville High School Evangeline Central Campus Fontainebleau High School Franklin Parish High School General Trass H.L. Bourgeois

Jeanerette High School Jena High School John Ehret High School L.W. Higgins High School Leesville High School Livonia High School Mansfield High School Marksville High School New Iberia Senior High Peabody Magnet High School Salmen High School Sulphur High School Terrebonne Technical Tioga High School West St. Mary High School Westgate High School

Maine – 19 Programs Brewer High School Erskine Academy Fort Kent Community High School Freeport High School Hodgdon High School Houlton High School Lisbon High School Machias Memorial High School Messalonskee High School Mt. Blue High School Nokomis Regional High School Oak Hill High School Oceanside High School Shead High School Skowhegan Area High School South Portland High School Spruce Mountain High School Washington Academy Waterville Senior High School

Michigan – 9 Programs Beaver Island Lighthouse School Benton Harbor High School Cody-Detroit Inst. of Tech. College Prep

Dowaglac Union High School Hartford High School Lighthouse Academy School Osborn College Preparatory Ross Beatty Jr./Sr. High School Wexford-Missaukee Career Tech Ctr

Mississippi – 9 Programs Amite County High School Callaway High School Canton Public High School Gentry High School Holmes County Central High School North Panola HS


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Mississippi (Continued) Shaw High School Wingfield High School Yazoo City High School

Missouri – 6 Programs Central Academy for Excel-

lence Farmington High School Kennett High School Roosevelt High School South Pemiscot HS Sumner High School

Montana – 20 Programs Arlee High School Bridger High School Cascade High School Colstrip High School Culbertson High School Dodson High School Dutton/Brady High School Frenchtown High School Glasgow High School Great Falls High School Hays/Lodge Pole HS Springs High School Nashua High School North Star High School Paris Gibson Education Center Plains High School Roberts High School Scobey High School Shelby High School

Whitehall High School

Nevada – 4 Programs Damonte Ranch HS Robert McQueen HS 1 Sunrise Mountain HS West Wendover HS

New Hampshire – 6 Pro-grams

Berlin High School Kennett High School Laconia High School Merrimack Valley High School Raymond High School Woodsville High School

New Mexico – 4 Programs Mora High School II Rio Grande High School Twin Buttes High School Zuni High School

Ohio – 17 Programs Aiken New Tech. High School Elgin High Firestone High Garfield High Glenville HS #2 John Adams High School Lincoln-West High School Medina High Mt. Gilead High North College Hill High Northridge High Oyler High School Rutherford B Hayes High #2

Thomas W. Harvey HS Washington High - Canton Western Hills University HS Woodward Career Technical

HS

South Carolina – 15 Pro-grams

Clinton High School Creek Bridge HS Manning High School Marion High School McCormick County HS Rock Hill High School South Florence HS Spartanburg High School Swansea High School T.L. Hanna High School Timmonsville High School Wade Hampton HS West Florence HS Westside High School Wilson Senior High School

Tennessee – 15 Programs Centennial High School Columbia Central HS Creek Wood HS East Hickman HS Fairview High School Giles County HS Grundy County HS Hickman County High Houston County High Maplewood HS Morgan County CTC

Mt. Pleasant HS Oneida HS Perry County High Wayne County Tech Center

Virginia – 7 Programs Burton Center for Arts and

Technology Manchester HS Petersburg High School Russell Co. CTC Smyth County Career and

Technology Center The Academy at Virginia Ran-

dolph Washington County Career

and Technical Educa-tion Center

Virgin Islands—2 Pro-grams

Charlotte Amalie HS Ivanna Eudora Kean HS

Washington – 3 Programs Franklin Pierce—

Washington High School Highline—Puget Sound Skill

Center Stanwood High School

West Virginia–4 Programs Greenbrier East High School Huntington High School Spring Valley High School Wayne High School

Wisconsin – 1 Program Tomah High School


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July 12, 2017 Dear 2017 NTS Delegates: Welcome! On behalf of the entire Board of Directors of Jobs for America’s Graduates, it is my great pleasure to wel-come you to the 2017 National Training Seminar and to offer our congratulations that your organization has selected you to be here. The JAG National Training Seminar is renowned for bringing together some of the best talent in the nation when it comes to helping young people succeed in school and on the job. It is also renowned for offering compelling best practices workshops, opportunities for learning from the best in the “business” of helping young people succeed, and the opportunity to receive new tools and training to enhance the experience of the students you serve. You have arrived at a time of enthusiastic celebration. As we will announce this week, you and your col-leagues across the country have delivered the best results in the entire 38-year history of Jobs for America’s Graduates for the Class of 2016. These results are second to none in delivering on the promise of Jobs for America’s Graduates – and, I believe, the promise of America. You have accomplished these best-ever outcomes with the most demanding high school graduation require-ments in our nation’s history, and with the segment of the population with the highest unemployment rate in the nation. Many of the families of JAG students have been under great stress as well. These factors make the results even more inspiring and impressive. Your mission at this National Training Seminar is to find ways to make these extraordinary results even better! As you return to your home, we hope that you will share all of your best techniques, the new models of en-gagement with our young people, and the lessons you have learned that others can use effectively. Please know you have the deep admiration of all of us on the Board of Directors – including the nine other Governors that serve with me on the Board (the most Governors serving on any Board in the nation). You have the confidence of those at the national and state-level Boards who share their reputations, time, and talent to support the work you are doing. Enjoy – and learn! Sincerely,

Governor Phil Bryant Chair, Jobs for America's Graduates, Inc. Board of Directors

July 12, 2017 Dear Leaders of the JAG National Network: Allow me to join our Chair, Governor Phil Bryant, in extending to you our warmest welcome to the 2017 JAG National Training Semi-nar. We are pleased to be holding this year’s NTS in Nevada, where we are taking the JAG Model “deep” to demonstrate the full im-pact your work can have at real scale in a jurisdiction. You are here because your organization has chosen you as both a leader and a strong performer. You are also here because you have demonstrated the ability to share your skills and techniques with your colleagues – which is what we will be doing here at the National Training Seminar. A special welcome to our newest colleagues, who have been part of the New Specialist Training and Management Development Insti-tutes for the past three days. If you are looking for the highest-performing and most passionate and dedicated people, determined to build an even higher gold standard – you have come to the right place! As Governor Bryant has highlighted, this year we will celebrate together the best results in the 38-year history of Jobs for America’s Graduates! For the second consecutive year and only the second time in the history of Jobs for America’s Graduates, the national organization itself – comprising 34 State Affiliates – has achieved our highest national performance metric, the “5-of-5 National Performance Award.” Remarkably enough, you and the thousand other colleagues who could not be with us across our 1,200 locations, were able to achieve these results with the Class of 2016: Graduation Rate: 95% Employment Rate: 63% (Highest achieved in 26 years – more than double the normal rate for this population) Positive Outcomes Rate: 84% (Highest achieved in 26 years) Full-time Jobs Rate: 75% (More than tripling the rate for this population) Full-time Placement Rate: 90% (combined work and college commitments to equal full time) Postsecondary Education Enrollment Rate: 43% On behalf of the 57,000 young people served by JAG this past year, THANK YOU! We will be releasing these results nationally and recognizing the individual performances of our State Affiliates during NTS. Our Board of Directors is honored to join in recognizing the individual performances of well over 120 Specialists from across the country who have personally met or exceeded those “5-of-5” performance metrics. As you arrive at the National Training Seminar, you can look forward to a truly great professional and personal experience. There will be some 60 best practices workshops, as well as a range of compelling speakers. Joining us will be the Lieutenant Governor of Ne-vada and our enthusiastic Board member, Pat Skorkowsky – the Superintendent of Clark County Schools, the fifth-largest school dis-trict in the nation. In addition, you will have the chance to meet individually with leaders from a number of companies and organiza-tions who wish to partner with us. Please introduce yourself to me if I do not already know you. I am anxious to meet the best of the best! Warm regards,

Kenneth M. Smith President and Chief Executive Officer Jobs for America’s Graduates, Inc.

Evaluate and reflect

4 Tips for Setting Powerful Goals

Define your dreams and goals

Make your goals S.M.A.R.T.

Have accountability

Take some time to think through and write down your current situation; then ask the question on each key point: Is that OK?

Take time to be quiet. Sit down and think through your life values and goals and de-cide what you really want. List those items.

Specific: Do not be vague with your goals.

Measurable: You should be able to track your pro-gress.

Attainable: Do not make goals too high to reach.

Realistic: Goals should be something that you can accomplish.

Time: Goals should have a timeframe.

Tell your friends and colleagues about your new goals. Let them know the status of where you are with them. Goals that have no accountability usually fall short of expecta-tions.

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Brian Schoch, BIE National Faculty Member

Brian is a skilled leader of professional development workshops and a dynamic keynote speaker; having worked with teachers throughout the country and Ohio for the past eight years representing the Buck Institute for Education. He is cur-rently a high school business teacher with the New Albany-Plain Local School District, near Columbus, Ohio. Brian formerly taught high school business, mar-keting, and technology courses in Columbus (OH) Public Schools. In addition to teaching and training, Brian was integral in developing and sustain-ing the Ohio Pathways website, a resource featuring PBL resources as well as integrated academic and career-technical standards. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Business from Miami University (Oxford, OH) and his master’s degree in Education from The Ohio State University, while working at Ohio State’s Center on Education and Training.


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Pat Skorkowsky has spent the last 27 years as an educator in the Clark County School District. He has served as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, academic manager, deputy superintendent and now as superintendent. Skorkowsky started his career as a first-grade teacher at C. C. Ronnow Elementary School in 1988, after moving to Las Vegas straight from Oklahoma upon graduating. It was there that he developed the teaching philosophy that today drives the nation’s fifth-largest school district: the idea that we can reach “every student in every classroom, without exceptions, without excuses.” Since he began his tenure as Superintendent in June 2013, Skorkowsky has outlined an ambitious and aggressive agenda to improve academic outcomes for every student in the District called “The

Pledge of Achievement,” which can be found at PledgeofAchievement.com. He also outlined a District Scorecard, which measures the district’s progress on six important goals: increasing third-grade proficiency, increasing the graduation rate, reducing achieve-ment gaps, increasing family engagement, ensuring student safety and happiness, and increasing student participation in career and technical and magnet programs. Skorkowsky is an active member of the community, serving on the boards of several community organizations, including the Dis-covery Children's Museum, the United Way of Southern Nevada, and the Jobs for Nevada’s Graduates. He was named the UNLV College of Education Alumni of the Year in 2013 and he received the State PTA President's Special Award in 2014. He grew up in a small town in central Oklahoma, received his bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Oklaho-ma State University and a master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In November, 2013, Skorkowsky was named the UNLV Alumni of the Year for the College of Education School.

34th Annual National Training Seminar Wednesday—July 13, 2017

All Day NTS Headquarters ............................................................................................... Newport

10:30 —1:00 Registration ............................................................................. Registration Desk

1:00 Opening Awards Session .................................................................. Grand Ballroom B

3:00 Break 3:30 Workshop Series A ······································································· Pages 20-21 5:00 VIP Reception (Invitation Only) .............................................................. Half Moon Bay

Co-Hosts: JAG-Nevada and Jobs for America’s Graduates Board of Directors Invitees: Board Members—Local, State and National; Corporate Partners Council of State Affiliate Representatives; Nationally Certified Trainers School Administrators; JAG National Staff; and Special VIP Guests

Opening Awards Session Highlights Theme: “Enhancing the JAG Career Pathway Success!”

Welcome to NTS 2017 Special Guests Kenneth M. Smith, President/CEO, JAG Why Project Based Learning? Brian Schoch, BIE National Faculty JAG-Nevada—NTS 2017 Host State Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky, Clark County Schools

Special Presentation Chris Topacio, JAG Student, Las Vegas High School Awards and Recognition Jim Koeninger, PhD, Executive Vice President, JAG - Outstanding Specialists - Peak Performers

Special Presentation Announcements - Workshop Series - Market Place Exhibits - NTS Headquarters—Newport


Ken Smith

Brian Schoch

Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky


2017 Outstanding JAG Specialists

128 Specialists will receive $25,000 in monetary awards provided by donations from JAG Board members and Strategic Partnerships LLC. Congratulations, Specialists!

Alabama—5 Monica Bates Angela Dawson Linda Quigley Mike Curtis Linda Steel

Arkansas—13 Mary Jacobs Britt James April Reed Tracey Medlock Robert Reedy Mary Hines Becky Roberts Cathy Clark Caron Morris Prisscilla Callahan Vicki Schneider Janet Phillips Terry Watson

Arizona—1 Wendy Paez

Delaware—4 Dellie Belton Nichols Taquil Foster Michael Richardson Patricia Selby

Florida—3 Corliss Marayne Michelle McNab Julia Kasper

Georgia—5 Barry Jenkins Dr. Cynthia Lovett Kylah Castlin Ken Barnes Chiffon Hodges

Indiana—10 Christine Koegler Dana Bottomley

Ray Davis Whitney Mathews Evan Casey April Pearson Brian Warrell Jessica Kleffman Ken Dieruf Kyela Jones

Iowa—12 John Gianforte Eva Gutierrez Karrie Hanson Deb Hunt Tina Kenney Melissa Lanham Rebecca Leinaar Marilyn Nesbitt James Porter Cara Rypka Craig Sharp Jeremy White

Kansas—4 Brittany Esposito Mary Guerra Rachel Hand Ali Macias

Kentucky-1 Damon Butler

Louisiana-12 Jeff Boren Susan Delhoste Eric DuBuisson Alice Guess Tyrella Bushnell Ramona McCraney Reginald Johhnson Tammie Santos Ann Declouette Geraldine Harris Rhondalyn White Jamal Robertson

Maine—8 Sarah White Mitch Donar Jay Harper Jason Little Melissa Coppa Tara Poole Rebecca Lenfestey Dana Bushee

Michigan—3 Genie Davis Mary Ann Kost Chuck Kaseman

Minnesota—3 Christopher Skoglund Lisa Dornacker Toby Schroder

Missouri—3 Erica Dement Tineka Rentie Butler B'ynote' III

Mississippi—4 Bettye Sims-Hawkins Chris Turnage Penny Potts Maudy Edwards

Montana—5 Annawyn Griffin Francine KillEagle Scott Hansen Marty Cochran Susan Werk

New Hampshire—2 Megan Murtha Amy Darrigo

New Jersey—2 Rebecca Baker Elizabeth Clark

New Mexico—2 Kristine Moore Vicky Cunanan

Nevada—3 Jake Merrill Robin Griffith Maurice Senters

Ohio—7 Rochelle Mitchell Michelle Mauck Monique Blackmon Amber Weber Dee McGrew Gerry Hartman Victoria Perkins

South Carolina—3 Noreen Baker Ernest Wardell Cooper Nikki Jett

Tennessee—2 Melanie Gladden Vickie Parsons

Virginia—1 Carmen Urso

Virgin Islands—1 Josette Illis

Washington—6 Cathy Wagner Geri Prater Sheena Zacherle Joan Hudson Marilyn Conger

West Virginia—3 Brittany Cook Sarah Sigmon Taylor Smith

Wisconsin—1 TBD


Wednesday—July 12, 2017

3:30—5:00 PM Workshop Series A

# Description Presenters Room

A-1 Reaching Potential Through Manufacturing. A Public-Private Partnership has been established in Augusta, Georgia that offers manufacturing jobs and education to students who need an alternate route in obtaining their High School diploma. This partnership exists between Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. and the Richmond County School System. The program is referred to as Reaching Potential Through Manufacturing (RPM). It combines an instructional day with a four-hour shift at a manufacturing facility. Besides the manufacturing floor, the facility includes classroom and educational space to allow students to make progress toward their high-school diploma and earn valuable work experience and income. Students currently enrolled in a Richmond County High School can apply for acceptance to the RPM. Acceptance is based upon financial need and students who are behind academically and have a high number of absences. The students work a four-hour shift and earn $8.00 an hour with pay incentives based upon attendance and work performance. Textron has provided an Operations Manager and shift supervisors to work with the students. Each student is enrolled in Jobs for Georgia’s Graduates which allows the Job Specialist to teach a competency and then watch the students demonstrate the competency throughout their shift. Upon graduating from their home school, the Job Specialist will coordinate placement and follow-up services to include transitioning into full-time employment (potentially Textron) post-secondary education or the military.

Robbin Edwards, Career Coordinator and Heather Meyer, Plant Manager, Textron Specialized Vehicles Jobs for Georgia’s Graduates Reaching Potential Through Manufacturing (RPM)

Sonoma A

A-2 Ready to Roll: Graduating Informed & Prepared. Strategically designed to be informative and inspirational, this workshop will examine some of the exigent challenges awaiting high school graduates as they make the transition from high school into postsecondary adulthood. We will review a variety of tried and true, teen friendly resources, activities and approaches, that can be utilized to help students prepare for, explore and develop quality post-secondary plans. The workshop will engage participants through videos, a PowerPoint presentation, handouts and a discussion-oriented approach.

Richardo “Ric” L. Wallace Business & Community Outreach Coordinator JAG-IN (Transition Resources Corporation)

Sonoma B

A-3 Introducing the Newest NSLA Event Competition—PBL Showcase! Come one, come all, to experience the newest NSLA event competition; PBL Showcase! In this workshop, not only will you learn the details surrounding newest event competition, we will gain hands-on experience with the new projects in the PBL Bank. Give your students an edge on their competition by attending this workshop and learn what judges will be looking for at NSLA!

Karey Webb JAG National Trainer Nikki Childers JAG-K

Sonoma C

A-4 Quality Work-Based Learning through Employer Engagement. “Why can’t we find great talent?” “What am I going to do when I graduate?” Iowa businesses and our State’s youth often struggle to answer these questions. This session will explore best practice employer engagement as developed in partnership with some trailblazing Iowa businesses and inspiring youth. We will share how working together can produce long-term results for employers, students, and communities alike. Participants will leave with best practices and a step-by-step model that they can use to make such collaborations possible.

Laurie Phelan President/CEO Carly Voltz iJAG Director of Strategic Advancement IA-JAG

Sonoma D

A-5 Making Connections: How the JAG AT&T Partnership Transpires on a Local Level. Because of JAG's national partnership with AT&T, the programs operated in Indianapolis, IN have developed a strong relationship with AT&T Indiana. Twice a year, the Central Indiana AT&T Headquarters host students for a high-tech job shadow day that includes a company tour, stem activities and more. Additionally, AT&T staff regularly volunteer as guest speakers and judges for the Regional Career Development Conference. One JAG program even received a Career Association grant provided from AT&T. This workshop will highlight these activities and share how to make these AT&T connections work for them on a local level as well.

Beth Bowling JAG-IN

Napa A


Wednesday—July 12, 2017

3:30—5:00 PM Workshop Series A


A-6 We're the Connection: Showcase Yourself. Discover Opportunities. Connect with Colleges & Companies. STEM Premier is an online platform that connects the next generation of talent with colleges, companies, and organizations looking for them. Learn how students (13+) can use STEM Premier to build a comprehensive digital portfolio showcasing their talent, receive guidance, discover scholarships, and get noticed by organizations who can directly connect with them. Find out how schools can join STEM Premier to manage scholarships and events, create digital badges, and connect with your students.

Channelle Ragland Jackie Pearson STEM Premier

Napa B

A-7 OOS Curriculum—What is Next? The focus of this workshop will be on collecting valuable input from OOS managers and Specialists in the redesign and update of the existing 20 module OOS curriculum. Ideas about new module topics and the delivery options for the modules will be discussed. Several examples of possible applications for the new delivery system will be presented for feedback. If you have ideas you would like to share about the future of the OOS curriculum, this session is for you!

Dr. Jerry Wircenski Dr. Mickey Wircenski JAG Contractors

Napa C

A-8 Ken Smith Scholarship- "Mission Attainable: It's all about the story". This interactive seminar is designed to be a learning tool to assist JAG Instructors with helping their students submit competitive scholarship applications to the Ken Smith Scholarship Fund. Participants will learn: • Background and history of the Ken Smith Scholarship • Scholarship requirements – what’s required, the underlying questions • How to assist students with telling their story in a compelling way • Tips to keep students encouraged and focused Seminar participants will be encouraged to share their experiences, lessons learned and tips for successfully assisting students with this task.

Alice Guess Specialist JAG-LA “Several Smith Scholars have come from Ms. Guess’ program.”

Napa D

A-9 Prime Mover #1: Special Needs Prom. Many of the students with special needs at our school were unable to attend the Junior/Senior prom due to concerns of parents, physical and/or mental limitations. The JAG students decided they would host a prom for the students, and make the event extra special. Attend this workshop and learn the details to plan a Career Association event based on the needs of your community using PBL strategies. Prime Mover #2: Thanks a “Latte”—Deb Hunt, Iowa JAG. In “Thanks a ‘Latte”, an entrepreneurship PBL, students will work together to design, implement, and maintain a small coffee shop (or business of choice) by selling to students/staff within the school. Basic work functions, problem solving, and communication skills propel this real-world project to teach what it takes to really start your own business.

Kristy Colbert JAG-GA

Huntington

A-10 Prime Mover #3: Build a Business. In this interactive entrepreneurship PBL, students will be given a taste of what it is like to start their own business. They will work as a part of an interactive team, being assigned job roles and responsibilities throughout the life of this project. There is no shortage of creativity in this unit, you don’t want to miss it! Prime Mover #4: This is Me—Missy Boutwell, Iowa JAG. Students will be able to present themselves, their interests, goals, values, and career paths. They will convey this through a vision board/bucket list. They will discover their career interests through KUDER or a career assessment inventory tool of choice. They will learn how to present themselves through their work by presenting their project to the class.

Ti’Ara J. Blais JAG-NV

Laguna


JAG National Board Meeting Briefing Baton Rouge, LA • March 27-29, 2017

Board Meeting Highlights

Governor John Bel Edwards, First Lady Donna Edwards and their remarkable staff organized a delightful evening on March 28th near the Capital Park Museum.

The Board and 150 other visiting leaders, students, and staff

from JAG-Louisiana gathered together to make a compelling case for their program—one that has grown dramatically from 69 to 113 schools under Governor Edward’s leadership. Two wonderful JAG-Louisiana students provided music for the evening, they can be seen in the photo below.

The Governor kindly hosted and attended the Board meeting

the morning of March 29th in the Governor’s mansion. The Board members were joined by students and an alumnus from a local program.

Many important decisions were made during the Annual JAG

National Board of Directors Meeting, one was that the group approved funding for a special scholarship in the name of General David Poythress, a distinguished Board member who passed away in the last part of January.


Kenneth M. Smith serves as President and CEO of Jobs for America’s Graduates, Inc. (JAG), the na-tion’s largest, most consistently applied model of dropout prevention and school-to-career transition for at-risk and disadvantaged young people. In 1979, Mr. Smith worked with Governor Pete du Pont of Delaware on the design of the first statewide test of the JAG Model, and has served as President and CEO since its inception. JAG currently serves 48,000 at-risk young people annually, in nearly 1,000 high schools in 32 states. There have been as many as 2,000 young people enrolled in a test of JAG in the United Kingdom under the auspices of The Prince’s Trust. In recognition of his knowledge of national employment and training issues, three Presidents have ap-pointed Mr. Smith to national commissions. He was appointed in 1981 and again in 1983 by President Reagan as Chairman of the National Commission for Employment Policy. Designed to analyze the full range of government policy related to employment, the Commission continues with a $2 million annual appropriation and a 15-member professional staff. Mr. Smith also accepted an appointment by President Reagan to the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education, where he had previously served under appointment by President Ford. President Nixon appointed Mr. Smith as Vice Chairman of the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children for the period 1973-76. Prior to founding JAG, Mr. Smith served as staff aide to President Nixon (1969-70); as Director of Special Projects for the Distribu-tive Education Clubs of America; and founder and President of 70,0001 Ltd., a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping high school dropouts obtain employment. Thereafter, he served in a new post as Senior Advisor to the Governor of Delaware on all ac-tivities related to education at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Mr. Smith serves as a Trustee of the America’s Promise Alliance, founded in 1997 with General Colin Powell as Chairman and chaired today by Alma Powell, is a cross-sector partnership of more than 300 corporations, nonprofits, faith-based organizations and advocacy groups that are passionate about improving lives and changing outcomes for children.

Lt. Governor Mark Hutchison was raised in a modest blue-collar family and is the product of Nevada’s public edu-cation system. After he graduated from Bonanza High School Mark earned his business administration degree, Phi Kappa Phi, from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and received his law degree, magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University. Following law school, Mark clerked for a judge on the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Indiana. Mark then worked for a national law firm until returning to Nevada and founding his own law firm in 1996 with his good friend, John Steffen. Today, Mark is the senior partner at Hutchison & Steffen, one of the largest law firms in the state, employing nearly one hundred Nevadans.

On November 4, 2014, Mark Hutchison was elected to serve as Nevada’s 34th Lieutenant Governor. Prior to running for lieutenant governor, Mark had a long history of public service. Mark served on the Nevada Commission on Ethics

for six years, two of which he chaired the commission. Mark also had the pleasure of serving in the Nevada State Senate (Senate District 6) to which he was elected in 2012. In addition to his service in the public sector Mark served as a member of numerous non-profit and community organizations, some of which he is still active in today.

Mark was sworn in to office on January 5, 2015. As Lieutenant Governor, Mark is a member of Governor Brian Sandoval’s cabinet and serves as President of the State Senate. Mark is the Chairman of the Commission on Tourism, Vice-Chairman of the State Board of Transportation, a member of the Board of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and a member of the Executive Budget Audit Committee. On November 17, 2015 Mark was appointed to the Governor’s Commission on Homeland Security and was later appointed to the Commission’s subcommittee on Cyber Security where he serves as Chairman. When not focused on his duties as Lieutenant Governor or at his law firm, Mark is focused on his family. Mark and his wife Cary have been married for thirty years and together they have six children and four grandchildren. Mark enjoys doing just about anything with his family and has spent many enjoyable years coaching the athletic teams of his children and their friends. When he can, Mark continues to help the football team at Palo Verde High School where his youngest son still plays. Mark and his family are also active in their church. During his limited free time, Mark enjoys running, collecting leatherback books, and writing.

34th Annual National Training Seminar Wednesday—July 12, 2017

5:00 VIP Reception—By Invitation ....................................................... Half Moon Bay Co-Hosts: JAG-Nevada and Jobs for America’s Graduates Board of Directors Invitees: Board Members—Local, State and National; Corporate Partners Council of State Affiliate Representatives; Nationally Certified Trainers School Administrators; JAG National Staff; and Special VIP Guests

6:00 Awards Dinner .............................................................................. Grand Ballroom

Class of 2016 Scorecard

Awards Dinner Highlights Theme: “Enhancing the JAG Career Pathway Success!”

Welcome Special Guests Kenneth M. Smith, President/CEO, JAG

Keynoter: Lt. Governor Mark Hutchison

Special Presentation

Janet Avila, JAG Student, Las Vegas HS, 2016 Grad

Awards and Recognition Jim Koeninger, PhD, JAG Executive Vice President “5-of-5” National Recognition—Class of 2016 - 319 JAG 5-of-5 Local Programs (pages 8-10) - 22 State Regions (page 8) - 20 States (page 8) High Performers Closing Remarks

Announcements


Ken Smith JAG President

Lt. Governor State of Nevada Mark Hutchison

2017 National Training Seminar Certificate

The certificate can be downloaded here—jag.org/ntscert. Once you are on this page type in your first and last name. Your participation certificate will generate in a PDF format.

Class of 2016

Graduation Positive Outcomes

Aggregate Employment

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Thursday—July 13, 2017

8:30—10:00 Workshop Series B


B-1 Reaching Potential Through Manufacturing. A Public-Private Partnership has been established in Augusta, Georgia that offers manufacturing jobs and education to students who need an alternate route in obtaining their High School diploma. This partnership exists between Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. and the Richmond County School System. The program is referred to as Reaching Potential Through Manufacturing (RPM). It combines an instructional day with a four-hour shift at a manufacturing facility. Besides the manufacturing floor, the facility includes classroom and educational space to allow students to make progress toward their high-school diploma and earn valuable work experience and income. Students currently enrolled in a Richmond County High School can apply for acceptance to the RPM. Acceptance is based upon financial need and students who are behind academically and have a high number of absences. The students work a four-hour shift and earn $8.00 an hour with pay incentives based upon attendance and work performance. Textron has provided an Operations Manager and shift supervisors to work with the students. Each student is enrolled in Jobs for Georgia’s Graduates which allows the Job Specialist to teach a competency and then watch the students demonstrate the competency throughout their shift. Upon graduating from their home school, the Job Specialist will coordinate placement and follow-up services to include transitioning into full-time employment (potentially Textron) post-secondary education or the military.

Robbin Edwards, Career Coordinator and Heather Meyer, Plant Manager, Textron Specialized Vehicles Jobs for Georgia’s Graduates Reaching Potential Through Manufacturing (RPM)

Sonoma A

B-2 Best First Job. A first job is about seizing an opportunity. An opportunity to learn, grow and succeed. McDonald’s is committed to investing in young people. By offering world-class training, college tuition assistance and flexibility, we provide the support young people need to learn in the classroom and on the job. During this session, JAG Specialists will hear about ways to engage local McDonald’s leaders. Through classroom instruction and on-site visits, these business leaders can provide students with the knowledge and skills they can use to help them be successful in school, work and their future.

Beckie Mann, HR Manager Imelda Becerra, Brand Reputation Lead McDonald’s USA

Sonoma B

B-3 Help Your Students Design and Build Healthier Schools. JAG Specialists and managers will learn the ins and outs of GENYOUth’s student social entrepreneurship program, AdVenture Capital as a potential resource and means for students to master JAG competencies by developing and implementing a service learning, health & wellness focused project in their schools. Participants will get a program overview and website tour, and engage in an interactive design thinking session, modeled to demonstrate the steps that students must take to come up with and present a workable health & wellness solution for funding.

Courtney Dubin Vice President, Rusty McCarthy Chief Experience Officer GENYOUth

Sonoma C

B-4 Lesson Plan Design for the JAG Curriculum. "Lesson Plan Design for the JAG Curriculum" is a four-peat presentation of Mr. DuBuisson's formula for creating comprehensive lesson plans. JAG-National will provide a limited number of flash drives that contain updated copies of his lesson plans from the past year.

Eric Dubuisson JAG Specialist JAG-LA

Sonoma D

B-5 Healthcare – Not Just Doctors and Nurses. There are careers and then there are callings. In healthcare, many people find their calling—an ability to care for others and impact their community in a way few other industries and employers can offer. Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), as the largest healthcare provider company in the country, is well positioned to partner with individuals who seek that calling by offering an unparalleled work experience. We offer many of the same positions you would find in a bank, IT firm, or other Fortune 500 company, in addition to the often thought of clinical roles. In this session, we will seek to share information on the numerous opportunities within the healthcare industry, the benefits of pursuing a career in this industry, as well as the many different ways in which one can enter the industry.

Steven MacDonell Director of Talent Acquisition Dallin Barker, HR Project Manager HCA

Napa A


8:30—10:00 Workshop Series B



B-6 Tyson Foods & JAG: “Winning Together!” With 113,000 Team Members and over 100 locations across the U.S., Tyson Foods offers opportunities for individuals from all different backgrounds who want a place where they can begin their career. With the JAG program and the incredible resources that are offered to students, we believe that we have a great opportunity to partner together and win together. In this session, we will learn more about Tyson Foods, the business that we are in and what we stand for, why the agriculture industry is so important and the challenges we are facing and areas of opportunities for us to partner together and win.

Megan Cherry, HR Manager Matt Bumgarner, Associate Director of Talent Acquisition Tyson Foods

Napa B

B-7 Pacific Dental Services Foundation Scholarships. The Dr. Carolyn Ghazal Dental Assisting Scholarship provides financial assistance to young adults seeking economic independence through dental assistance education, mentorship and on-the-job training. This workshop will discuss the scholarship application process and also the different careers and employment need in the dental field. Pacific Dental Services currently operates in the following states that have JAG programs: AZ, CA, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MO, MN, NV, NM, SC, TN, VA, & WA. Juan Gonzales, a current Board member with Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates, partnered with JAG and Pacific Dental Services Foundation to offer the Dr. Carolyn Ghazal Dental Assisting Scholarship.

Juan Gonzales Pacific Dental Services Foundation Scholarships Board Member, Jobs for Arizona’s Grads

Napa C

B-8 Increase Your Opportunities for Business Tours, Speakers and Virtual Connections with Industry Experts. Come and learn from JAG’s partnership with AT&T Aspire Mentoring ways you can create life changing experiences for your students. You will receive templates and resources on ways to build business connections, align business events with your classroom lessons or projects, mentoring toolkits, free soft skills training, and strategies to strengthen career pathways for youth. We will navigate Nepris, a virtual platform connecting professionals to the classroom.

Julie Ray, EdD JAG National Trainer

Napa D

B-9 What We’ve Learned from the Field of College Success. In this workshop you will learn different techniques, strategies and best practices to connect with JAG college students. The transition to college is a difficult one for most students and can be especially challenging for students who have barriers. The presenters bring with them the knowledge of two years of experience at the college level at both a university and community college setting. Prior to becoming a college success specialist, they were JAG specialists at the high school level for many years.

Craig Larrabee President/CEO JAG-ME

Huntington

B-10 Prime Mover #5: Legacy Project. In this workshop, we will explore how students will examine the definition of “Legacy” and find an organization or individual they are passionate about. This 3-week project is designed to engage students in planning and executing a service project of their choice. Students will do a self and peer evaluation of the success of their project in creating a legacy. Prime Mover #6: I Need a Summer Job Now. This PBL is designed to engage students in employment opportunities that will fit their wants and needs during the summer or post-graduation. The result of this PBL is a career fair planned and executed by the students, resulting in many of the them being hired for the summer/school year. This is a workshop you can’t afford to miss!

Christine Shaffer JAG-IN

Laguna


10:30—12:00 Workshop Series C


C-1 We're the Connection: Showcase Yourself. Discover Opportunities. Connect with Colleges & Companies. STEM Premier is an online platform that connects the next generation of talent with colleges, companies, and organizations looking for them. Learn how students (13+) can use STEM Premier to build a comprehensive digital portfolio showcasing their talent, receive guidance, discover scholarships, and get noticed by organizations who can directly connect with them. Find out how schools can join STEM Premier to manage scholarships and events, create digital badges, and connect with your students.

Channelle Ragland Jackie Pearson STEM Premier

Sonoma A

C-2 Best First Job. A first job is about seizing an opportunity. An opportunity to learn, grow and succeed. McDonald’s is committed to investing in young people. By offering world-class training, college tuition assistance and flexibility, we provide the support young people need to learn in the classroom and on the job. During this session, JAG Specialists will hear about ways to engage local McDonald’s leaders. Through classroom instruction and on-site visits, these business leaders can provide students with the knowledge and skills they can use to help them be successful in school, work and their future.

Beckie Mann, HR Manager Imelda Becerra, Brand Reputation Lead McDonald’s USA

Sonoma B

C-3 Pacific Dental Services Foundation Scholarships. The Dr. Carolyn Ghazal Dental Assisting Scholarship provides financial assistance to young adults seeking economic independence through dental assistance education, mentorship and on-the-job training. This workshop will discuss the scholarship application process and also the different careers and employment need in the dental field. Pacific Dental Services currently operates in the following states that have JAG programs: AZ, CA, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MO, MN, NV, NM, SC, TN, VA, & WA. Juan Gonzales, a current Board member with Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates, partnered with JAG and Pacific Dental Services Foundation to offer the Dr. Carolyn Ghazal Dental Assisting Scholarship.

Juan Gonzales Pacific Dental Services Foundation Scholarships Board Member, Jobs for Arizona’s Grads

Sonoma C

C-4 Lesson Plans, A Closer Look. This workshop will examine several specific lessons created by Mr. DuBuisson. Special attention will be given to "Speed Interviewing." Prior attendance in Mr. DuBuisson's workshop on Lesson Plan Design is recommended but not required.

Eric Dubuisson JAG Specialist JAG-LA

Sonoma D

C-5 Healthcare – Not Just Doctors and Nurses. There are careers and then there are callings. In healthcare, many people find their calling—an ability to care for others and impact their community in a way few other industries and employers can offer. Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), as the largest healthcare provider company in the country, is well positioned to partner with individuals who seek that calling by offering an unparalleled work experience. We offer many of the same positions you would find in a bank, IT firm, or other Fortune 500 company, in addition to the often thought of clinical roles. In this session, we will seek to share information on the numerous opportunities within the healthcare industry, the benefits of pursuing a career in this industry, as well as the many different ways in which one can enter the industry.

Steven MacDonell Director of Talent Acquisition Dallin Barker, HR Project Manager HCA

Napa A

C-6 Tyson Foods & JAG: “Winning Together!” With 113,000 Team Members and over 100 locations across the U.S., Tyson Foods offers opportunities for individuals from all different backgrounds who want a place where they can begin their career. With the JAG program and the incredible resources that are offered to students, we believe that we have a great opportunity to partner together and win together. In this session, we will learn more about Tyson Foods, the business that we are in and what we stand for, why the agriculture industry is so important and the challenges we are facing and areas of opportunities for us to partner together and win.

Megan Cherry, HR Manager Matt Bumgarner, Associate Director of Talent Acquisition

Napa B



10:30—12:00 Workshop Series C


C-7 Help Your Students Design and Build Healthier Schools. JAG Specialists and managers will learn the ins and outs of GENYOUth’s student social entrepreneurship program, AdVenture Capital as a potential resource and means for students to master JAG competencies by developing and implementing a service learning, health & wellness focused project in their schools. Participants will get a program overview and website tour, and engage in an interactive design thinking session, modeled to demonstrate the steps that students must take to come up with and present a workable health & wellness solution for funding.

Courtney Dubin Vice President, Rusty McCarthy Chief Experience Officer GENYOUth

Napa C

C-8 DreamJobbing: Empowering Your Students with Career Sampling. DreamJobbing is a revolutionary, innovative platform that empowers students through digital storytelling. A platform centered on the idea of using technology for good, DreamJobbing gives students a tool to tell their story and create meaningful connections. The founders of DreamJobbing come from strong entertainment backgrounds in Los Angeles. Realizing the power storytelling and television had on their lives, Lisa Hennessy & Alex Boylan joined forces to create a platform to open doors for students around the world. This unique partnership with JAG has produced incredible results. By telling their story on camera, JAG students are finding new opportunities and “career sampling” through job shadowing and mentorships. Students have been matched with diverse mentors- from the Athletic Trainer of the Miami Dolphins to Anthony Sullivan to flight attendants, fashion designers, and engineers. With DreamJobbing, students are able to connect, learn, and grow as they discover new paths towards their dream jobs.

Alex Boylan Co-Founder DreamJobbing Santa Monica, CA

Napa D

C-9 Prime Mover #7: A Leader for Today. Students will explore the concept of leadership and identify the characteristics they feel are most important in being a great leader in the world we live in. They will select any living person who they feel is a great leader today. They will then create a presentation describing why that person exemplifies the kind of leader we need in the world. Prime Mover #8: Work Ethics, Amy Kennell, Iowa-JAG. Students will undertake a series of Work Ethics challenges centered upon seven behaviors key to being successful employees: Attitude, Ambition, Attendance, Appearance, Accountability, Acceptance, and Appreciation. Upon the completion of each challenge, students will receive a punch on a “Work Ethics” card. When all challenges have been completed, students will participate in an awards ceremony and will receive “JAG Work Ethics Challenge” certificates of completion. This PBL lends itself to bringing in employer groups to participate in the challenges.

Tammy Jones JAG-NV

Huntington

C-10 Prime Mover #9: You’re Hired. The PBL, “You’re Hired” will prepare students to be responsible for organizing and hosting a career fair for their classmates to attend. This will provide a business relationship with some community partners as well as expose JAG to underclassmen as a recruiting tool. As the students move through the project they will focus on local businesses that offer summer and entry level employment related to their aptitudes and lifestyle needs. Special attention will be focused on preparing students for how to get and keep a job. Prime Mover #10: Lead Me in the Right Direction—Erin Whipple, Iowa JAG In this PBL, students will examine a list of leadership lessons. They will analyze scenarios that pose leadership challenges, identify leadership lessons that would best address the challenge, and provide a rational for their choices. The result of this PBL will prepare you to elect officers for your Career Association.

Samantha Wilkerson JAG-KS

Laguna



Microsoft—Thank you for sponsoring NTS 2017!

34th Annual National Training Seminar Thursday—July 13, 2017

All Day NTS Headquarters ················································································ Newport 7:00 CSA Business Meeting and Breakfast .................................................... Monterey Bay For CSA Only—Presiding: Kenneth M. Smith, President, JAG

8:30 Workshop Series B ·········································································· Pages 26-27 10:00 Break 10:30 Workshop Series C ·········································································· Pages 28-29 12:00 Awards Luncheon .............................................................................. Grand Ballroom B 2:00 Workshop Series D ·········································································· Pages 32-33 3:30 Break 4:00 Workshop Series E ·········································································· Pages 34-35 5:30 Adjourn Dinner on Your Own


Welcome Special Guests Kenneth M. Smith, President/CEO, JAG

Opening Remarks and Introductions Presiding: Kenneth M. Smith, JAG President/CEO Special Presentation Akira Lawson, JAG Student, Legacy High School Awards and Recognition Jim Koeninger, PhD, JAG Executive Vice President - Top 10 State Scholarship Recognition - High Performer Awards

Special Presentation Closing Remarks and Announcements


Ken Smith JAG President

Jim Koeninger JAG Executive VP



D-1 Computer Coding Skills are not just for computer scientists anymore. Coding has become a core skill that bolsters a candidate’s chances of getting a high paying job in today’s competitive job market, which has an increasing number of businesses relying on computer code. This workshop will introduce you to the concepts and approaches of computer programming which are now making a movement into many high schools and today’s job market. Please bring a laptop or tablet if possible.

Terri Whitmer Teacher Computer Science and Programming Stow-Munroe

Sonoma A

D-2 Nama…Who? Namaste. Feeling connected gives hope. Hope to be our best selves, to pick new paths and reach new heights. Remember the anxiety of standardized testing? Did you have the necessary tools to pause and connect? We will learn about yoga as a tool for connecting head and heart and to respond not react. We will cover diversity, how trauma is held in the body, 4 types of students, and the power of breath. Once a student masters breathing through their stress and feeling comfortable being uncomfortable, their confidence soars and empowers them to make safer choices. #getonthematkids

Jill LaNew, Lead & Kalee Corey JAG Specialists JAG-MI

Sonoma B

D-3 e-NDMS 2.0 Management Reports—What Can You Learn? During this interactive session Managers and Supervisors will review the expanded reporting features of the system. Knowing what reports to run and when to run them; selecting the right parameters; and interpreting the results. We will also learn the steps to create a customized report, as well as integrating e-NDMS data with other databases.

John McConnell Director, e-NDMS Technical Assistance

Sonoma C

D-4 Networking Skills that Count! Would you like to gain valuable resources for your students through simple networking techniques? If you believe relationships are everything, then this workshop is for you. You will learn from a veteran JAG Specialist with twenty-six years of experience in building relationships and never missing an opportunity to tell the JAG story. As you visibly network in front of your students, they too will begin to learn this very valuable skill and be amazed at their new level of confidence and presentations skills. This interactive workshop will provide examples of how to effectively network in your community and expose your students to very valuable resources. You will be given strategies of how to build a network of private and public employers who are eager to give back and make a difference in the lives of young people. These strategies and techniques will help you promote your JAG Program throughout your high school and community.

Gaines Coker, Jr. Career Coordinator JAG-GA

Sonoma D

D-5 Enhancing the Middle School Curriculum through a Hands-on Approach. This workshop will endeavor to discuss ways to enhance middle school curriculum though a hands-on approach. Participants will have and opportunity to engage in activities that will help build college and career readiness as well as successful high school transition for middle school students.

Natoya Campbell College Success Program Manager JAG-AZ

Napa A

D-6 Circle the Wagons: Building a JAG Community with Restorative Practices. Restorative practices are skills, processes and strategies used in the classroom to build and strengthen relationship. This approach focuses on methods that help people to cooperate, take personal responsibility for actions and behaviors, resolve conflict and communicate. The community building circle presented in this workshop through audience participation is one of those methods to give students a chance to safely discuss the diversity of their lives, breaking down social barriers and laying a foundation for avoiding and resolving future conflicts between students. Restorative practices allow students to develop JAG competencies and increase classroom rigor with each other as they "Circle the Wagons."

Jeff Boren JAG Specialist JAG-Louisiana

Napa B


2:00—3:30 Workshop Series D


2:00—3:30 Workshop Series D



D-7 Equip Them to Thrive, Not Just Survive. How do we position students, regardless of circumstances, for a life of purpose, fulfillment, and impact? This workshop offers vision and strategies to build hope, belief, and a leadership foundation for life. Attendees will practice critical life preparation topics such as self-awareness, soft skills, decision making, relationship building, resilience, and college and career readiness. Together, we can set our students on their pathway to success! Attendees will receive a complimentary set of "What I Wish I Knew at 18" leadership resources and a custom training manual for JAG application.

Dennis J. Trittin President & CEO LifeSmart Publishing, LLC Gig Harbor, WA

Napa C

D-8 DreamJobbing: Empowering Your Students with Career Sampling. DreamJobbing is a revolutionary, innovative platform that empowers students through digital storytelling. A platform centered on the idea of using technology for good, DreamJobbing gives students a tool to tell their story and create meaningful connections. The founders of DreamJobbing come from strong entertainment backgrounds in Los Angeles. Realizing the power storytelling and television had on their lives, Lisa Hennessy & Alex Boylan joined forces to create a platform to open doors for students around the world. This unique partnership with JAG has produced incredible results. By telling their story on camera, JAG students are finding new opportunities and “career sampling” through job shadowing and mentorships. Students have been matched with diverse mentors- from the Athletic Trainer of the Miami Dolphins to Anthony Sullivan to flight attendants, fashion designers, and engineers. With DreamJobbing, students are able to connect, learn, and grow as they discover new paths towards their dream jobs.

Alex Boylan Co-Founder DreamJobbing Santa Monica, CA

Napa D

D-9 Prime Mover #11: Reverse Career Fair. Attend this workshop to learn how over 50 students from two high schools took part in a career exploration project that included researching and discovering career pathways that best suit the students’ desired occupational interests. Students researched their job and lined up a professional job shadows. The project concluded with a twist on the traditional “career fair,” where instead of colleges and businesses presenting, the students presented to the businesses they shadowed, to other school and community members, family, and friends. Prime Mover #12: Get a Move On – Ryan Lootens, IA-JAG. Your students will LOVE this PBL! JAG students will research obesity facts as they pertain to kids in elementary school. They will interview elementary students to see what gets them motivated and what they like to do. They will then break into teams to create field day activities that will encourage the kids to move. The teams will present their activity to the elementary P.E. teacher who will determine whose activities will be conducted on field day, and will assist with the implantation of the selected activities.

Bethany Sevey & Stephany Perkins JAG-ME

Huntington

D-10 Prime Mover #13: Career Association Officer Campaigns Does advising the Career Association and developing a Plan of Work leave you feeling like you’re missing something– or wonder if you’re doing it right?? In this workshop, learn how the Career Association Plan of Work can be the essential element that drives the students to take action in their Career Association officer positions. Prime Mover #14: Career Cluster – Tina Kenney, IA-JAG Choosing a major or a future career path is one of the most important decisions we make in our young lives. Having relevant and valuable experiences in a variety of work settings and fields of study helps youth to connect to a career pathway that best fits them. In this PBL, students will dig into exploring Career Clusters and correlated jobs in each field. In groups, they complete interactive tasks to give participants a better understanding of each career area.

Trevor K. Frietas JAG-NV

Laguna



E-1 Enhancing Job Readiness through S.A.V.E.D. The workshop S.A.V.E.D is intended for those who are interested in enhancing their job readiness skills and demonstrate these skills in the workplace. S.A.V.E.D is an acronym for Share, Advocate, Value, Educate and Determination. Specialist will learn what each acronym means and how it relates to the workplace. Specialist will go away from this workshop more hyped then they came and ready to share and demonstrate what they have learned.

Dr. Cynthia D. Lovett Career Counselor JAG-GA

Sonoma A

E-2 Best Practices for Energizing the JAG Classroom. Specialist will gain insight into creatively transitioning the traditional JAG Classroom. They will acquire classroom management techniques, which are easily adapted into a variety of environments. Data will be incorporated to address the needs of all students while obtaining 100% student engagement. Specialists will obtain the latest techniques to transform their traditional classroom rows to cooperative learning environments of high movement and exciting energy while incorporating music. You will take home strategies and tools, which will transition the traditional academic environment into one that prepares today's JAG Students for tomorrow's workplace.

E. Susanne Delhoste JAG Specialist JAG-LA

Sonoma B

E-3 E-NDMS 2.0 Basic User Questions and Answers. This workshop is a Question and Answer opportunity for Specialists and Managers who wish to improve their knowledge and proficiency in using JAG’s unique data management system to track students served, services delivered, and outcomes achieved. e-NDMS is an invaluable tool to implement JAG Model programs when used daily for 20-30 minutes. E-NDMS is your BFF!

Jenny Powell JAG National Trainer

Sonoma C

E-4 Talent Tours. Talent Tours are fun, well-attended, and memorable JMG experiences our youth programs offer year-round. They are the best school-to-career activities to support post-secondary enrollment and employment. Join us to discover when, where, and why we organize these events, and how we engage schools and employers. Learn about our evaluation process, as participant feedback is instrumental in developing better and more impactful programs. Our presentation includes a lot of pictures, to take you on the road with us and show you how a simple field trip can become a transforming opportunity, especially for an out-of-school participant.

Mihaela Fodor, JMG Program Manager Sonia Acosta, Program Manager JAG-MI

Sonoma D

E-5 Developing Real Leaders within Middle School. This workshop will endeavor to empower coordinators to develop true leaders within the middle school population. Specialists will participate in activities that may be adapted in the classroom setting. Furthermore, specialist will leave with tools to develop real leaders within the middle school space.

Natoya Campbell College Success Program Manager JAG-AZ

Napa A


4:00—5:30 Workshop Series E

1980 — Jobs for America’s Graduates — 2017


E-7 Fundraising Fundamentals & Strategies. Will provide fundraising strategies that will help your organizations identify the financial expectations of your institution and outline the activities, time scales, and resources that are needed to achieve your fundraising goals. This workshop will provide information on how to achieve fundraising goals, resources, prospects, methodologies, SWOT analysis, targets, and calendar.

Leerone Benjamin Treasure Hunter Paxen A Program of Eckerd Kids JAG-FL

Napa C

E-8 Best Practices for Serving JAG Foster Students. Join us for an interactive, fast paced workshop focused on how to best serve students who are in foster and relative care. Participants will walk through the first 48 hours of foster placement, learn to navigate the foster system and be equipped to meet the unique challenges of this high-need population. Presenters include a former CPS investigator, a youth therapist and a foster parent. Participants will receive a resource guide, a copy of the JAG Kentucky Foster Care Initiative and a packet of effective classroom strategies and activities that can be used daily within the JAG classroom.

Lisa Handziak, JAG-KY Executive Director Cindy Nutwell, LCSW, Regional Leader Melody Westerfield, Regional Leader

Napa D

E-9 Prime Mover #15: Prepare for Your Future in THREE Steps. Learn how juniors and seniors can facilitate and interpret career assessment tests to Middle School students. We will focus on how to prepare for college and careers, divide into groups organized by career cluster, and coach middle schoolers on what they need to do during high school that will help them reach their anticipated career. Prime Mover #16: Dish—Eva Gutierrez & Jeremy White, Iowa-JAG. The purpose of this PBL is for students to work together as a class to plan, budget, shop, prepare, and deliver a dinner for a family of four that is in need. The dinner must include an entrée, a side, and a dessert for under $30. Each class must select a Project Manager that was in charge to make sure that things got done before the deadline.

Whitney Matthews JAG-IN

Huntington

E-10 Prime Mover #17: Generations Project. Students will research each of the five living American generations and explore how their values and morals affect their daily work lives and how they in turn affect the economy and outlook for jobs in that field. Come and learn how to teach your students to navigate the future of the workplace! Prime Mover #18: CD Cover Design—James Porter, Iowa-JAG. The purpose of this PBL is designed to help your students to get to know themselves and their classmates by creating a CD cover design that embodies their goals, values, and personal traits. They will also prepare a personal playlist that represents the things they value most in life. This unit is a great way to start of the school year, come and see why!

Jack Merrill Joyce Sindar-House JAG-NV

Laguna

E-6 Crazy Fun Team Building Activities. Come one, Come all.... Mr. Mark Thomas is presenting a workshop that you cannot miss out on! Do you want to know what your students do during their "Leadership Sessions" at NSLA? Do you want to have a "BLAST" just like your students? Well, then my workshop is for you! You will be "More Motivated and Down Right Dedicated" after this experience!

Mark Thomas JAG Specialist Delaware, OH

Napa B


4:00—5:30 Workshop Series E

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Friday—July 14, 2017

8:15—9:45 Workshop Series F


F-1 What to Look for During PBL Implementation – Student Engagement to the Nth Power! The possibilities are endless for creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving when instruction is delivered through Problem or Project Based Learning! Participants in this simulated workshop will experience a taste of what students are expected to experience during PBL implementation. From distinguishing between a launch versus a focus activity to differentiated workshops, participants are sure to be authentically engaged!

LaTasha Murry Associate Principal Lancaster High School JAG-TX

Sonoma A

F-2 Zinging and JAGing—Initiation and Installation Ceremony Demonstration. Enjoy a brief presentation about creating a memory making moment for the members of your JAG Career Association. This fun Career Association “moment” will allow JAG Specialists to see how it feels to be both a Career Association officer and member. The presentation will allow your creative juices to think WHAT OFFICERS your own Career Association needs and how to involve officers in some of the formal activities of the Career Association. The intent is to make the classroom activities seamless with the association activities and to make both the classroom and association happenings form each JAG associate into a more complete citizen.

Larry Loomis Awards Unlimited

Sonoma B

F-3 Out of the Box Classroom Activities. Come experience activities you can do in your classroom that will get your students excited to learn. Escape rooms are all the rage. With Breakout EDU, players work collaboratively to

solve a series of critical thinking puzzles to open a locked box. Are you ready to unlock the box?

Overcome the fear of speaking in public with some group activities that will allow students to feel more at ease during an interview or a classroom presentation.

Networking, first impressions and other topics will be covered. This session is interactive so be prepared to have fun!

Christine Shaffer Specialist JAG-IN

Sonoma C

F-4 Prime Mover #23: Dream Team. This is a workshop you can’t afford to miss! Learn how students will form their very own “Dream Team” to support themselves as they transition out of high school. The individuals chosen for each student’s Dream Team will be people that will hold the student accountable and support them as they graduate and move to the next phase in their life. Each student will create goals, a transition plan, and share the details in their own Dream Team meetings outside of class. Prime Mover #24: Mock Interviews – John Gianforte, Iowa-JAG. This PBL is all about the job search. Students will research future jobs/occupations, research corresponding careers, prepare resumes and cover letters that lead to a culminating event partnered with business leaders who will conduct mock interviews with the class. This is what JAG is all about! Prime Mover #25: Money Makes the World Go Around – Jared Poole, Iowa-JAG. The purpose of this PBL is to inform JAG students about how to budget their money and understand why taxes are taken from their paychecks, as well as learning how to file tax returns in a fun and interactive unit.

Melissa Lanham Iowa-JAG

Sonoma D

F-5 Trauma-Informed Care: Moving from Tragedy to Triumph. You will not engage the mind of a child who has been through traumatic life experiences without reaching his/her heart first. Studies have proven that children who score a 1 or higher on the list of Adverse Childhood Experiences test (ACE test), which includes different forms of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction, have chemical changes to their brain that hinder their learning and emotional connection with others. The JAG "barriers to success” correlate with scores on the ACE test. Understanding trauma and the effects of toxic stress can deepen our ability to address these barriers.

Rachel Hand Middle School JAG Specialist JAG-KS

Napa A



Friday—July 14, 2017

8:15—9:45 Workshop Series F


F-6 10 Strategies to Support Youth with Anxiety or Depression. Anxiety and depression is on the rise with our youth today. This experiential workshop will provide resources and strategies to incorporate in your classroom (and your personal life) to create more balance and ease.

Julie Ray, EdD JAG National Trainer

Napa B

F-7 From At-Risk to Workplace Superstar. How do we train today’s students, regardless of circumstances, to become the workforce MVPs of tomorrow? Workshop participants will practice building the three pillars of career readiness: 1) self awareness, 2) a leadership foundation, and 3) effective career management strategies. Your students will gain from an understanding of their unique strengths and value, the soft skills employers demand, and real world strategies to identify a career match, market themselves, and soar to their potential. Attendees will receive a complimentary set of "What I Wish I Knew at 18" leadership resources and a training manual for JAG application.

Dennis J. Trittin President & CEO LifeSmart Publishing, LLC Gig Harbor, WA

Napa C

F-8 EverFi. Are your JAG students equipped with the critical life skills they need to thrive beyond the classroom? From financial literacy, to digital citizenship, and business planning, EverFi’s no cost courses help tackle the career and college preparedness issues facing students today. Participants will learn how to integrate EverFi's online courses to work in their classrooms to enhance current curriculum and student engagement. Content in the online resources align with JAG competencies and are fantastic supplements to classroom curriculum. Please bring a device to this session.

Allie Kabat EverFi

Napa D

F-9 Prime Mover #19: Create a Game. In this PBL, students will be assigned to a group to learn how to create a game to review for semester tests, end of year exams, or to show mastery of competencies. The board game or icebreaker strategy will help students review and study or help them demonstrate mastery of different content areas. Students will play each other’s game, evaluate the game, and give peer evaluations. Who knew learning could be so much fun? Prime Mover #20: Shark Tank—Ti’Ara J. Blais, JAG-NV. During this PBL, stuents will create their own version of the hit TV show “Shark Tank” by developing products to start their own business. If you’re looking for creative ways to engage your students and implement the JAG competencies – this workshop is a MUST!

Ti.Ara J. Blais JAG-NV

Huntington

F-10 Prime Mover #21: JAG Public Service Announcements. Are you looking for a way to recruit students for your program? Attend this workshop and learn how students will be engaged in a project designed to promote JAG in their school in a visually-creative way. Students will learn the steps to film a commercial/PSA from start to finish, and the launch the video within the school in a recruiting event for your JAG class. After the filming of these PSAs, applications to enroll in JAG increased for this Specialist by 300%. Find out her secret today! Prime Mover #22: Budget—Michelle Rolling, Iowa-JAG. What is more important than personal finance? Students will understand how to do a simple life budget and understand why it is so important to manage your money wisely. Students will look at career interests and how they relate to monthly living expenses and become aware of consequences of debt. Students will leave the unit with a better grasp of the importance of how their careers feed their budget and their future lifestyle.

Michelle Tewes JAG-NV

Laguna


The Honorable Carolyn Warner Founder and Chairman, Corporate Education Consulting, Inc. Treasurer, JAG Board of Directors

Dr. Carolyn Warner is Founder and Chairman of Corporate Education Consulting, Inc. (CECi). Her firm offers advisement, speaking, seminar and training services focusing on workforce/work place issues, education, leader-ship, women's issues and public/private partnerships. Warner delivers over forty keynote presentations a year, both in the U.S. and abroad on education and skills training related topics. Warner served for twelve years as Arizona's elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the first non-educator to hold that post. Increased accounta-bility and the formation of business-education partnerships were hallmarks of her administration. Under her leadership, Arizona had the nation's first se-quential job skills identification initiative. She was then her party's nominee for Governor, narrowly losing in an historic three-way general election. Warner serves as national Treasurer of Jobs for America's Graduates, the nation's most successful school-to-work transition program. In 1998, Warner received an honorary Doctorate from Northern Arizona University in recognition of her service to education and the community. Among her numerous awards are Policy Leader of the Year by the National Associ-ation of State Boards of Education, the Racial Justice Award from the YWCA of the USA, and the Carl Perkins Humanitarian Award from the Association for Career and Technical Education. She is the author of four books, including the best-selling The Last Word, A Treasury of Women's Quotes.

Today Carolyn is sharing her thoughts on “Thinking Anew”. Drawing her inspiration from Abraham Lincoln’s charge, “As our case is new, we must think anew and act anew,” Carolyn challenges Jobs for America’s lead-ers at every level, saying, “If we don’t ‘think anew’ about the challenges and opportunities to build greater support and understanding for our JAG students, their schools, and their needs,’ we are essentially applying 20th century answers to 21st century questions.” Discussing what she calls the Three C’s of Opportunity - Crisis, Collaboration, and Convergence – Warner describes how events and decisions – legislative, judicial and social – have combined to create a historic climate for creating new allies for the work and the cause of Jobs for America’s Graduates. Welcome, Carolyn Warner!

JAG Grads Deserve to be a 5‐of‐5!


34th Annual National Training Seminar Friday—July 14, 2017

All Day NTS Headquarters ............................................................................................... Newport

8:15 Best Practices Workshops—Series F ........................................................ Pages 36-37

9:45 Break

10:00 Closing Awards Brunch .................................................................... Grand Ballroom B

12:00 n Adjourn—”Safe Travels”

Safe Travels and have a GREAT 2017-2018 Program Year!

Remember: The Class of 2017 follow-up phase begins on June 1, 2017 and concludes on May 31, 2018 We will gather again July 11, 12, and 13 to recognize outstanding performances of those achieving extraordinary outcomes for graduates in the Class of 2017! Class of 2017 Goal: Be the first state for all Senior and Multi-Year programs to achieve the “5-of-5” recognition for the Class of 2017 at NTS 2018! Impact! A WIN-WIN for JAG GRADUATES!

The Honorable Carolyn Warner


Welcome Special Guests Opening Remarks and Introductions Keynote—The Honorable Carolyn Warner Special Presentation BreZhane Johnson, JAG Student, Cheyenne High School Awards and Recognition Jim Koeninger, PhD, JAG Executive Vice President

- Market Place Awards - Special Awards Special Presentation Closing Remarks and Announcements Jim Koeninger

JAG Executive VP

Congratulations—2017 Smith Scholars! The JAG Governance and Scholars Committees announced the twenty-one Smith Scholars for 2017 who were awarded $1,000 scholarships.

*Candance Smith was awarded $2,000 as a follow-on scholarship. A special thanks to the Board’s commitment to regularly donate to the Scholarship Fund as well as those who want to help JAG graduates overcome their challenging backgrounds and pursue their dream to be a collegiate graduate to achieve their career goals. The majority of Smith Scholars are first generation high school graduates and college goers.

Smith Scholar State Destination Career

Ilse Lopez AZ Arizona State University International Business

Ivy Capehart IN IvyTech Community College Child Advocate/Family Law

Evelyn Duncan IN Indiana State University Law School; Prosecuting Attor-ney

Rosa Figueroa IN Indiana State University Registered Nurse

Tierra Cooper KS Fort Hays State University Nurse Practitioner

La’Brittany Hill LA Bossier Parish Community College Doctor

Hailey Lancour LA Louisiana State University Pediatrician

Candance Smith* LA Northern Michigan University Nursing

Samatar Hussen MN St. Paul College Physician

Carl Coleman MO Harris Stowe State University Crime Scene Investigator

Lexus Brown MS Delta State University Registered Nurse

Alanna Gomoll MT University of Montana BSN

David Kelleher MT Montana State University Elementary Educator

Jasmin Soriano NV Dixie State University Physical Therapy

Shyann Harvey OH The University of Akron Pediatric Neurologist

Kaitlyn Hellman SD Augustana University Criminal Defense Lawyer

Tyra Honomichi SD University of Nebraska-Omaha International Nurse

Brycen Zephier SD South Dakota School of Mines/Tech Mechanical Engineer

Anika Sutter TN University of TN at Chattanooga Event Coordinator

Destinee Swearingen TN Austin Peay State University Nurse Practitioner

Quinnah Potter VI University of the Virgin Islands Diagnostic Imaging Specialist


A special thanks to JAG-Financial Contributors!



Special Appreciation We are most appreciative of our corporate sponsors who are conducting best practices workshops. Demonstrate your support of our corporate sponsors and partners by participating in their workshops and learning more about the career opportunities with their companies. Introduce

yourself to our corporate sponsors during general sessions, meals, and breaks and express your appreciation for their investments in Jobs for America’s Graduates and the National Network!

HCA (B-5, C-5) Steven MacDonell, Director of Talent Acquisition Dallin Barker, Human Resource Project Manager

McDonald’s USA (B-2, C-2)

Beckie Mann, Human Resource Manager Imelda Becerra, Brand Reputation Lead

STEM Premier (A-6, C-1)

Channelle Ragland, Director of Strategic Partnerships Jackie Pearson, Director of Partner Development

Tyson Foods (B-6, C-6)

Megan Cherry, Human Resource Manager Matt Bumgarner, Associate Director of Talent Acquisition

DreamJobbing (C-8, D-8)

Alex Boylan, Co-Founder

GENYOUth (B-3, C-7) Courtney Dubin, Vice President, Youth Engagement & Digital Strategy

Rusty McCarthy, Chief Experience Officer

Awards Unlimited (F-2) Larry Loomis

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2016 National Student Leadership Academy Highlights

Over 600 students attended the 2016 National Student Leadership Academy!

Nearly 100 competitors in NSLA

competitive events which included: Employability Skills, Public Speaking, and Math Skills.

JAG students and Specialists

engaged in life-changing leadership experiences. They participated in group activities and tours and visited the nation’s Capitol.

The event started with JAG’s National

Leadership Awards Luncheon hosted by Governor Phil Bryant. Students and Specialists networked with JAG Partners and celebrated JAG’s successes of the year!

Make plans to attend NSLA

November 29—December 1, 2017!

UNIVERSITY

2017 Pre-NTS Courses and Faculty

JAG 101 New Specialist Training—Professor Jenny Powell & Assistant Professor Mark Thomas JAG 101 New Specialist Training—Professor Julie Ray, EdD JAG 110 Advanced Specialist Training—Professor Karey Webb & Assistant Professor Erin

Whipple JAG 200 Management Development Institute (MDI)—Professors Penson Bartlett &

Sherrye Haney JAG 230 Going Deep Strategy for Managers—Professor René Cantú, PhD JAG 310 Introduction to Project Based Learning (PBL) Workshop--Professor Niki Childers &

Assistant Professor Amy Kennell JAG 350 Advanced Project Based Learning (PBL) Workshop--Professor Brian Schoch, BIE JAG 400 JAG Out-of-School Training Academy—Professors Chris Canova & John McConnell JAG 520 JAG Council of State Affiliates Management Seminar and Business Meeting—

Professors Ken Smith, Jim Koeninger, PhD, & Janelle Duray

45 1980 — Jobs for America’s Graduates — 2017

JAG University Pre-NTS Course Catalog Monday—July 10, 2017

All Day Headquarters ........................................................................................................ Newport Staff: Karen Koeninger, Laura Sheppard, Jeff Koeninger, Bobby Crandall 7:00 JAG 520 CSA Management Seminar and Business Meeting .................. Monterey Bay Presiding: Kenneth M. Smith, JAG President Faculty Members: Professors Jim Koeninger, PhD, JAG Executive Vice President; Janelle Duray, JAG Senior Vice President 8:30 JAG University Courses Breakfast (On Your Own) JAG 101 New Specialist Training .................................................................. Sonoma A Faculty Members: Professor Jenny Powell, JAG National Trainer Assistant Professor Mark Thomas Students: AR, GA, IN, KY LA, MI, NV, NY, TX

JAG 101 New Specialist Training .................................................................. Sonoma B Faculty Member: Professor Julie Ray, EdD, JAG National Trainer Students: AL, AZ, FL, MO, MS, NJ, SC, SD, TN, VA, WA

JAG 110 Advanced Specialist Training ........................................................ Sonoma C Faculty Member: Professor Karey Webb, JAG National Trainer Assistant Professor Erin Whipple

JAG 200 Management Development Institute .............................................. Sonoma D Faculty Members: Professors Penson Bartlett and Sherrye Haney

JAG 230 Going Deep Strategy for Managers .................................................... Napa A Faculty Members: Professor René Cantú, Executive Director, JAG-Nevada

JAG 310 Introduction to PBL ............................................................................... Napa B Faculty Member: Professor Niki Childers, JAG National Trainer PBL Assistant Professor Amy Kennell

JAG 350 Advanced PBL ....................................................................................... Napa C Faculty Members: Professor Brian Schoch, Buck Institute for Education (BIE)

JAG 400 JAG Out-of-School Training Academy ............................................... Napa D Faculty Members: Professors Chris Canova & John McConnell, JAG National Trainers Visiting Professors: Drs. Jerry and Mickey Wircenski, JAG Contractors 10:00 Break 10:15 JAG University Courses (continued) 12:00 Luncheon .................................................................................................. Grand Ballroom 1:00 JAG University Courses (continued) 3:00 Break 3:15 JAG University Courses (continued) 5:30 Adjourn and Dinner on Your Own


JAG University Pre-NTS Course Catalog Tuesday—July 11, 2017

All Day Headquarters ........................................................................................................ Newport Staff: Karen Koeninger, Laura Sheppard, Jeff Koeninger, Bobby Crandall 7:00 JAG 520 CSA Management Seminar and Business Meeting .................. Monterey Bay Presiding: Kenneth M. Smith, JAG President Faculty Members: Professors Jim Koeninger, PhD, JAG Executive Vice President; Janelle Duray, JAG Senior Vice President 8:30 JAG University Courses Breakfast (On Your Own) JAG 101 New Specialist Training .................................................................. Sonoma A Faculty Members: Professor Jenny Powell, JAG National Trainer Assistant Professor Mark Thomas Students: AR, GA, IN, KY LA, MI, NV, NY, TX

JAG 101 New Specialist Training .................................................................. Sonoma B Faculty Member: Professor Julie Ray, EdD, JAG National Trainer Students: AL, AZ, FL, MO, MS, NJ, SC, SD, TN, VA, WA



JAG 230 Going Deep Strategy for Managers .................................................... Napa A Faculty Members: Professor René Cantú, Executive Director, JAG-Nevada

JAG 310 Introduction to PBL ............................................................................... Napa B Faculty Member: Professor Niki Childers, JAG National Trainer PBL Assistant Professor Amy Kennell


JAG 400 JAG Out-of-School Training Academy ............................................... Napa D Faculty Members: Professors Chris Canova & John McConnell, JAG National Trainers Visiting Professors: Drs. Jerry and Mickey Wircenski, JAG Contractors 10:00 Break 10:15 JAG University Courses (continued) 12:00 Luncheon .................................................................................................. Grand Ballroom 1:00 JAG University Courses (continued) 3:00 Break 3:15 JAG University Courses (continued) 5:30 Adjourn and Dinner on Your Own


JAG University Pre-NTS Course Catalog Wednesday—July 12, 2017

All Day Headquarters ........................................................................................................ Newport Staff: Karen Koeninger, Laura Sheppard, Jeff Koeninger, Bobby Crandall 8:15 am JAG University Courses JAG 101 New Specialist Training ................................................................... Sonoma A Faculty Member: Professor Jenny Powell, JAG National Trainer Assistant Professor Mark Thomas Students: AR, GA, IN, KY, LA, MI, NV, NY, TX

JAG 101 New Specialist Training ................................................................... Sonoma B Faculty Member: Professor Julie Ray, EdD, JAG National Trainer Students: AL, AZ, FL, MO, MS, NJ, SC, SD, TN, VA, WA



JAG 230 Going Deep Strategy for Managers .................................................... Napa A Faculty Member: Professor René Cantú, Executive Director, JAG-Nevada

JAG 310 Introduction to PBL ............................................................................... Napa B Faculty Member: Professor Niki Childers, JAG National Trainer Assistant Professor Amy Kennell


JAG 400 JAG Out-of-School Training Academy ............................................... Napa D Faculty Members: Professors Chris Canova & John McConnell, JAG National Trainers Visiting Professors: Drs. Jerry and Mickey Wircenski, JAG Contractors

10:00 Dismiss to Grand Ballroom

10:15 JAG University Graduation Ceremony Breakfast ............................... Grand Ballroom Recognition of Workshop Participants and Professors Presiding: Kenneth M. Smith, JAG President Special Message: Jeff Boren, JAG Specialist, JAG-Louisiana

Photos: JAG-101: Professors Jenny Powell and Mark Thomas JAG-101: Dr. Julie Ray JAG-110: Professors Karey Webb and Erin Whipple JAG-200: Professors Penson Bartlett and Sherrye Haney JAG-230: Dr. Rene Cantu JAG-310: Professors Niki Childers and Amy Kennell JAG-350: Professor Brian Schoch JAG-400: Professors Chris Canova and John McConnell JAG-520: Professors Ken Smith, Jim Koeninger, and Janell Duray Announcements 12:15 noon Adjourn 1:00 pm Opening Session—National Training Seminar



Owning Your Own Future Thomas L. Friedman | MAY 10, 2017 |The New York Times To hold a job today and in the future, learning doesn’t end with high school. Or college. Or ever. Credit Christopher Smith for The New York Times

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Political analysts will long debate over where Brexit, Trump and Le Pen came from. Many say income gaps. I’d say … not quite. I’d say income anxiety and the stress over what it now takes to secure and hold a good job. I believe the accelerations set loose by Silicon Valley in technology and digital globalization have created a world where every decent job demands more skill and, now, lifelong learning. More people can’t keep up, and clearly some have reached for leaders who promise to stop the wind. Let me elaborate through a few conver-

sations, starting with Brian Krzanich, the C.E.O. of Intel, who recently remarked to me: “I believe my grandchildren will not drive.” Since he has teenage daughters, that means self-driving vehicles should be fully deployed in 25 years, at which time you won’t “steer” your car but will program it on a smartphone or watch or glasses. Sounds like fun — unless you’re one of the millions who drive a truck or cab for a living. But don’t think you’re safe as an accountant, either. Mark Bohr, Intel’s senior fellow for technology, explained to me that Intel’s main workhorse micro-processor today is the 14-nanometer chip it introduced in 2014. It packs 37.5 million transistors per square millimeter. By the end of 2017, thanks to Moore’s Law, Intel will begin producing a 10-nm chip that will pack “100 million transistors per square millimeter — more than double the previous density with less heat and power usage,” said Bohr. If you think machines are smart today … wait a year. It’s this move from 14-nm to 10-nm chips that will help enable automakers to shrink the brain of a self-driving car — a brain that has to take in sensor data from 360 degrees and instantly process whether it’s a dog, a human, a biker or anoth-er car — from something that fills a whole trunk to a small box under the front seat, so these cars can scale.


When you get that much processing power, putting out that much data exhaust with ever-improving software, you create a world where we can analyze, prophesize and optimize with a precision un-known in human history. We can see trends we never saw, predict when engine parts will break and replace them before they do, with great savings, and we can optimize everything — from the most energy-saving flight path for an airplane to the ideal drilling path for a natural gas well. I recently visited the control room at Devon Energy, a large oil and gas producer, in Oklahoma City. It’s half a floor of computer screens displaying data coming out of every well Devon is drilling around the world. At the bottom of each screen are two boxes that blew my mind. One box displays how much money was budgeted to drill that particular well per foot, and the other box displays — in real time — how much the drilling of that well is actually costing, as it bores through different rocks, and it’s updated every foot! A typical well might involve sending pipe two miles down and then turning horizontally for two miles east or west — with such precision it can hit a seam of gas as small as 20 feet wide! If you’re working on a Devon oil rig today, you’re holding a computer, not just an oily wrench. And if you’re getting a degree in auto mechanics at a community college today, it’s not to be a “grease monkey.” It’s to be a repairman for a computer with wheels. The notion that we can go to college for four years and then spend that knowledge for the next 30 is over. If you want to be a lifelong employee anywhere today, you have to be a lifelong learner. And that means: More is now on you. And that means self-motivation to learn and keep learning be-comes the most important life skill. That’s why education-to-work expert Heather E. McGowan likes to say: “Stop asking a young person WHAT you want to be when you grow up. It freezes their identity into a job that may not be there. Ask them HOW you want to be when you grow up. Having an agile learning mind-set will be the new skill set of the 21st century.” Some are up for that, some not; and many want to but don’t know how, which is why the College Board has reshaped the PSAT and SAT exams to encourage lifelong learning. “We analyzed 250,000 students from the high school graduating class of 2017 who took the new PSAT and then the new SAT,” College Board president David Coleman told me. “Students who took advantage of their PSAT results to launch their own free personalized improvement practice through Khan Academy advanced dramatically: 20 hours of practice was associated with an average 115-point increase from the PSAT to the SAT — double the average gain among students who did not. “Practice advances all students without respect to high school G.P.A., gender, race and ethnicity or parental education. And it’s free. Our aim is to transform the SAT into an invitation for students to own their future.” So the tough news is that more will be on you. The good news is that systems — like Khan-College Board — are emerging everywhere to enable anyone to accelerate learning for the age of accelera-tion. Step back from all of this and it’s clear that thriving countries today won’t elect a strongman. They’ll elect leaders who inspire and equip their citizens to be strong people who can own their own futures.


A Solu on for Student Disengagement

Tap students’ leadership poten al to help them form strong bonds with each other and with their school.

By Daniel Oscar May 23, 2017

In my educa onal leadership work, I’ve talked with administrators and faculty from across the country who are interested in crea ng safer and more suppor ve, engaging, and inspiring school environments.

But we are confronted with the challenge of disengagement in America’s schools. Simply put, schools are plac‐es where too many kids do not want to be. And when this happens, they vote with their feet to leave, or stay and struggle, dissociate, or worse. A Gallup study showed that 24 percent of fi h graders were disengaged. That percentage grew to 39 percent for middle school students and 56 percent for students in high school. (And that 56 percent doesn’t include all those disengaged youths who had already dropped out.)

Start with the Adults

Adults can’t give students what they haven’t experienced themselves. The adults need engaging and relevant experiences together in which they create empathy for and connec ons with one another, and in turn, their students. They also need to understand the intellectual founda ons and skills of this process so they can repli‐cate it with students.


One powerful way to begin this process is to create a deep empathic remembrance of how hard adolescence is by bringing adults back to the me when they walked in their students’ shoes and had to navigate the chal‐lenges of middle and high school. In professional development, faculty and principals can work in groups of three and take turns sharing responses to the following ques ons:

What is one memory you have about a me in school when you felt strongly connected to other stu‐dents?

What is one memory you have about a me in school when you felt strongly disconnected from other stu‐dents?

Think back to someone—an adult or peer—in your school experience who threw you a lifeline. He or she knew you and cared about you, and this person’s caring made a posi ve difference in your life. Within 10 minutes, the room will be abuzz with discussions of universal experiences of connec on and dis‐connec on. School faculty and staff begin to relate with one another differently and have clearer perspec ves on how their school may be missing the mark on suppor ng adolescents or even worsening the adolescent experience. Here are some reflec ons I regularly hear during this ac vity: Nobody really knew who I was; no‐body ever asked me what was wrong; why can’t we figure out how to make content‐area classrooms places where students feel connected? When school leaders have the courage to ask a parallel set of ques ons of the students they serve, the results can be sobering. In 2015, the Yale Center for Emo onal Intelligence conducted a survey of 22,000 high school students. They were asked how they currently felt in school, and approximately 75 percent of the words they used were nega ve, including red, stressed, bored, and lonely.

Every Student a Leader How do we begin the work of engaging more students in school? Schools need to tap into the leadership po‐ten al of every student, partnering closely with faculty and staff to make school safer and more engaging and to combat boredom and loneliness.

Developing students into leaders, and ac va ng them to help their peers learn and thrive in school, helps stu‐

dents form deep, authen c rela onships with each other. They have each other’s backs. They take care of

each other in the hallways, during lunch, before and a er school, and throughout the school day. They have

engaging and relevant experiences together.

We know from research that this approach makes a difference in terms of gradua on rates, a endance, grades, and discipline infrac ons. Validate the idea that leaders come in all styles. Schools can push back against the image of a single charisma c leader. Embrace varied leadership styles and engage mul ple leaders in learning facilita on skills that create groups where individuals are accepted as they are. For example:


Engage students as peer leaders who learn to facilitate engaging conversa ons and ac vi es with younger peers and contribute to a more nurturing and welcoming school environment.

Engage families in becoming effec ve advocates for children in their school community and help other families further develop healthy caretaking prac ces.

Have students, parents, faculty, and administrators par cipate together in analyzing school data, using proto‐cols that support equity of voice, and in doing so, develop authen c, respec ul dialogue with real contribu‐

ons being made by all. Engage students in the daily work of crea ng a school where students want to be. All students can spend a part of their me in school in leadership roles. Not every student can be student council president or editor of the school newspaper, but almost all can be a classroom assistant, an assistant coach or tutor, a mentor for a younger student, a greeter for new students entering the school, or a member of student commi ees that have input on school policies and prac ces—including those related to gangs, drugs and alcohol, and bullying and cyberbullying. Tapping into students’ leadership poten al is an underu lized strategy for curing—or, even be er, pre‐ven ng—the illness of school disengagement. It’s an underu lized strategy for making schools places where students want to be. We all need to collaborate around crea ng and sharing solu ons that reimagine the role of student from consumer of educa on services to partner with faculty and staff in sustaining vibrant learning communi es. Daniel Oscar • May 23, 2017 President & CEO of the Center for Suppor ve Schools edutopia • George Lucas Educa onal Founda on Link: h ps://www.edutopia.org/blog/solu on‐student‐disengagement‐daniel‐oscar?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow


Project Based Learning in Colombia

How the South American na on is using Project Based Learning

By Suzie Boss May 30, 2017

©Sebas án Parra Gabriel Enrique Diago Méndez looks on as a Gimnasio Los Caobos student addresses a endees at the Revolu‐

on in Educa on Congress. Project‐based learning is enjoying a global groundswell of interest as schools around the world adopt strate‐gies to prepare their students for future success. In Colombia, the need for a new kind of educa on is especial‐ly acute. This South American country, recovering from a half‐century of civil war, is be ng its future on stu‐dents who know how to solve problems peacefully and crea vely. I had a chance to learn about the challenges and opportuni es facing students and educators in Colombia as a presenter at the recent Revol u on in Educa on Congress. Held on the modern and welcoming campus of Gimnasio Los Caobos, a progressive school on the outskirts of Bogotá, the event a racted nearly 200 educa‐tors from schools across the country.

“Ge ng students engaged with learning is a top priority to combat rising issues with drug abuse, school drop‐

outs, and many other issues,” said Gabriel Enrique Diago Méndez, director of technology and innova on at

Gimnasio Los Caobos and a conference organizer.


“Colombians are known for being crea ve. If we teach them how to use that crea vity in a posi ve way that can help society, and connect their ideas to people who can make them a reality, that will create a be er, stronger Colombia and a be er future for everyone.”

PBL in Ac on Examples are already bubbling up at Gimnasio Los Caobos as students apply their problem‐solving to real‐world challenges. One student team, for example, has developed an app called Mission Team that teaches children with Down syndrome how to follow traffic laws on Colombia’s congested streets. To develop their idea, students connected with medical specialists from Spain and technology experts from the United States. They also tapped into their own empathy to understand user needs. The inspira on for the project was a stu‐dent’s sister. Another project aims at expanding Colombia’s chocolate industry through improved use of technology for growing and processing. If successful, the project could help expand the country’s economy. Two other examples: a middle‐school project that culminated in a half‐hour variety show explored how come‐dians use spoken words, body language, and cultural references to draw laughs; and young entrepreneurs de‐veloped ideas for business start‐ups to pitch to experts. Diago graduated from Gimnasio Los Caobos just a decade ago. His search for educa onal innova on took him to an event at Harvard a few years ago, where he met Frank Locker, a school design expert. They have been collabora ng ever since, rethinking everything from pedagogy to learning spaces that encourage more student‐driven learning and teacher collabora on.

Develop Driving Ques ons During my workshops at the conference, I listened to teachers brainstorm project ideas about everything from reducing road conges on to turning schoolyards into wildlife habitats to celebra ng the literary legacy of No‐bel laureate Gabriel García Márquez. We focused specifically on strategies to amplify authen city so that stu‐dents will know they’re applying learning to real‐world challenges. I suggested that teachers consider these three ques ons to make project ideas more authen c: 1. Does the project focus on a real problem or challenge that students can engage with locally? Is it a “right‐

sized” problem? For example, students o en spend an hour or more commu ng to schools across Bogotá. Tackling this as a problem would get students to gather data, analyze energy use, and apply systems think‐ing. Leaving the solu ons open‐ended might lead them to improve carpooling, advocate for Wi‐Fi‐enabled buses, or request more online learning opportuni es.

2. Does the project require authen c processes for problem solving? Will students be asking ques ons, inves ‐ga ng solu ons, and applying standards of excellence in the same way that experts do?

3. Does the project require authen c processes for problem solving? Will students be asking ques ons, inves ‐ga ng solu ons, and applying standards of excellence in the same way that experts do?


Teachers also need to encourage strong student voice in PBL so that projects will focus on “unique problems that students want to solve,” Diago added. One teacher par cipant, acknowledging the appeal of real‐world learning for students, pointed out another challenge: how to get parents comfortable with learning that ex‐tends “beyond the safe bubble of the classroom.”

Being of Service Increases Student Engagement In his opening keynote address, Steven Levy, a long me PBL advocate from EL Educa on, underscored the ur‐gency of efforts to transform educa on in Colombia. Student mo va on increases, Levy said, when students see projects not as requirements to be fulfilled but rather as opportuni es “to be of service.” (EL Educa on, formerly known as Expedi onary Learning Schools, is a network of schools that emphasize project‐based learn‐ing and community engagement.) As evidence, Levy hauled along two suitcases filled with examples of student projects that have created such opportuni es. Teachers pored over the samples, including biographies that students wrote to honor elder ci ‐zens in their communi es and instruc onal materials that students developed to teach language skills to vil‐lage children lacking resources. By the end of the conference, teachers were buzzing with ideas they were eager to try and problems they were willing to tackle with their students. The shi to PBL will not be an overnight transforma on, cau oned David Ross, CEO of the Partnership for 21st Century Learning and another presenter at the event. “Plan on three to five years,” he said. Nonetheless, one government official who spoke at the closing ceremonies encouraged teachers to be “restless” in their pursuit of be er educa on. “Our students need training to take civic responsibility. We need tools to make young people fall in love with educa on,” he added. “That’s the engine that will move our socie‐ty forward.”


Famous Firsts

Some notable people who’ve influenced our world have another dis nc on that may surprise you: they were the first in their family to graduate from college.

by: Connie Ma hiessen | May 9, 2017

Being the first in your family to go to college can feel lonely at mes. Forging a path your own parents didn’t take — they don’t know what it’s like to live in a dorm, chose a major, or face a week of exams — can make students feel overwhelmed and unsupported. Luckily, some groups have studied this struggle and work to help first‐genera on college students overcome the challenges of transi oning to college life.

Research shows that it helps to remember that others share your experience — and that many first‐genera on college students have gone on to lead lives of extraordinary accomplishment. For inspira on, here’s a list of people who’ve blazed this trail, including presidents, Supreme Court judges, award‐winning ar sts, world lead‐ers, and billionaires.

Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley was the first African American to be elected mayor of a major American city with a majority white popula on. His parents were sharecroppers who migrated to Los Angeles from Texas when Bradley was 7. Bradley, who was raised by his mother, excelled in school and graduated from UCLA, where he was a track star. He then a ended Southwestern Law School. Bradley was a police officer for 21 years, a two‐term city council member, and served five terms as the mayor of LA.

Ursula Burns was the first African American woman to head a Fortune 500 company. Her parents immigrated to the U.S. from Panama. Burns was raised by her mother in a housing project in New York. She a ended New York University and earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University. Burns started working at Xerox as a summer intern when she was s ll in college. She served as CEO from 2009 to 2016 and con nues to lead the company as its chairwoman.


President Jimmy Carter grew up in Plains, GA, where his father ran a general store and later purchased a pea‐nut farm. His mother a ended a hospital nursing training program and worked as a nurse, but Carter, who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and served in the Navy, was the first in his family to earn a bachelor’s degree.

Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, was born in Hope, AR. He graduated from Georgetown Uni‐versity, received a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, and then went on to Yale Law School. Although Clinton’s mother a ended nursing school and worked as a nurse‐anesthe st, Clinton was the first in his family to earn a bachelor’s degree.

Viola Davis is an actress on stage and screen. She’s widely known for her roles in The Help and How to Get Away with Murder. In 2017, she received an Academy Award for her role in Fences. Growing up, Davis’ family was so poor that she and her siblings were o en hungry. She began ac ng in high school and earned scholar‐ships to Rhode Island College and Juilliard.

Ron Dellums spent 13 terms and close to 30 years in the U.S. House of Representa ves and was the mayor of Oakland, CA from 2007 to 2011. Dellums was born in Oakland, where his father worked as a Pullman porter and a longshoreman and his mother worked as a beau cian and a government clerk. Dellums a ended San Francisco City College, Oakland City College, and San Francisco State University, and he earned his master’s degree in social work from UC Berkeley.

Albert Einstein is the world‐renowned physicist who developed the Theory of Rela vity. Prior to winning the Nobel Prize for Theore cal Physics in 1922, Einstein lived in Germany and earned a teaching degree from the ETH University in Zurich, Switzerland. Einstein’s father, who ran an electrical equipment company with his brother, didn’t go to college.

Gerald Ford became the 38th President of the United States a er Richard Nixon was forced to resign because of the Watergate scandal. Ford’s biological father was a wool trader; he was raised by his mother and stepfather, who was a salesman. Ford a ended the University of Michigan and Yale Law School.

Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , who directs the university’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, is a writer, filmmaker, historian, and cri c. He grew up in West Virginia, where his father worked in a paper mill and as a janitor; his mother was a housecleaner. He started college at West Virginia University and graduated from Yale. He then earned a Ph.D at the University of Cambridge in England. Gates was among the first to be awarded a “genius grant” from the MacArthur Founda on.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton in 1993. She was raised by her parents, immigrants from Russia, in Brooklyn, NY. Even though Ginsburg’s mother was an excellent stu‐dent, she didn’t have the opportunity to a end college; instead, Ginsburg’s mother had to work to help her brother (Ginsburg’s uncle) go to college. When it was Ginsburg’s turn, she a ended Cornell University and Harvard Law School, where she was one of only nine women in a class of 500.

Actor and film producer Samuel Jackson has appeared in many films, including Pulp Fic on and Star Wars. Jackson was raised by his mother, a factory worker, in Cha anooga, TN. He planned to major in marine biology when he went to Morehouse College in Atlanta, but a er he joined an ac ng group for extra credit, he decided to pursue ac ng instead.


Investor and Home Depot co‐founder Ken Langone says he is “proudly part of the 1 percent,” and that he “worked like hell” to get there. Langone’s roots are modest: his father was a plumber, his mother a cafeteria worker. He worked his way through Bucknell University, then a ended NYU’s Stern Business School at night while working full me during the day. Today, Langone has an es mated net worth of $3 billion.

Civil rights hero and long me Georgia congressman John Lewis grew up in Alabama, where his parents were sharecroppers. He a ended Fisk University in Nashville, TN, where he began par cipa ng in and eventually leading civil rights protests, including sit‐ins and bus boyco s. Lewis, a founding member of the Student Nonvi‐olent Coordina ng Commi ee, was badly beaten by police officers during the Bloody Sunday march from Sel‐ma to Montgomery in 1972. He has served in Congress since 1987.

Civil rights icon and Supreme Court Jus ce Thurgood Marshall grew up in Bal more, MD, where his father worked as a railroad porter. Marshall a ended Lincoln University and Howard University School of Law. As a lawyer, he fought segrega on laws and won the historic victory in Brown v. Board of Educa on. The first Afri‐can American Supreme Court jus ce, he was appointed by President Johnson in 1967.

Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, grew up in poverty. A er the family ranch failed, his fa‐ther opened a small grocery store and gas sta on in Whi er, CA. Nixon a ended Whi er College and Duke University Law School.

Michelle Obama, the first African‐American First Lady, is a lawyer and writer. She grew up in Chicago, where her father worked for the water department and her mother was a homemaker. Obama graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School.

Colin Powell has a long record of public service. He was Secretary of State, Na onal Security Advisor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a four‐star general. He was the first African American secretary of state and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His parents immigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica. His father was a shipping clerk, his mother a seamstress. Powell graduated from the City College of New York and earned an MBA from George Washington University.

A U.S. Senator for 30 years, Democrat Harry Reid served as both Majority Leader and Minority Leader before his re rement in 2017. Reid grew up in Searchlight, NV, where his mother was a laundress and his father was a miner, and the family was so poor that they had no indoor bathroom or hot water. Reid graduated from Utah State University and earned a law degree at George Washington University Law School.

Laurie Richer didn’t intend to go into psychiatry. She grew up in Manchester, NH, where her mother was a sec‐retary and her father was a blue‐collar worker. She wanted to be a veterinarian, but ended up at the University of Rhode Island’s School of Pharmacy because she was working her way through college and it was the lowest‐cost op on. In medical school at Philadelphia College, she s ll had no interest in psychiatry (in fact, she disliked the psychiatry rota ons) and was considering obstetrics. But a mentor steered Richer toward psychiatry, and she discovered that she liked emergency room psychiatry. Today, Richer is medical director of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Trauma Recovery Center and a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCSF School of Medicine.


Howard Schultz grew Starbucks from a small chain with four stores into the mul na onal corpora on that today seems to be on every corner. As a child, Schultz lived in a housing project in Brooklyn, NY. He a ended North‐ern Michigan University on an athle c scholarship, where he majored in communica ons. In 2017, Forbes ranked Schultz as the 660th richest person in the U.S. with a net worth of 3 billion dollars.

Bri sh Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was known as “The Iron Lady” because she was a tough, unyielding poli cian, both as prime minister and as the leader of Britain’s Conserva ve Party. She grew up in Grantham, where her father was a shopkeeper. Thatcher earned a scholarship to Oxford, where she studied science. A er, she a ended City Law School and entered poli cs in 1950. Thatcher became Britain’s first female Prime Minister in 1979.

Supreme Court Jus ce Clarence Thomas was born in Pinpoint, GA. His father, a farmworker, abandoned the family when Thomas was 2. His mother, a domes c worker, struggled to support her three children, who o en went hungry. Thomas graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Massachuse s and a ended Yale Law School. He was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George Bush in 1991.

Kenny Trou is the founder and execu ve director of the Texas‐based long‐distance phone company, Excel Communica ons. Trou grew up poor; his father was a bartender, and his mother was a waitress and school cook. Trou put himself through college at Southern Illinois University by selling life insurance. According to Forbes, Trou is worth $1.4 billion.

In his celebrated book, Hillbilly Elegy, author J.D. Vance describes growing up in an impoverished family in Mid‐dletown, OH and Jackson, KY. When he was a child, his mother used drugs and his father le the family. His grandparents’ home was his refuge. He joined the Marines, which enabled him to go to Ohio State University and then Yale Law School. Vance works at a Silicon Valley investment firm and recently moved back to Ohio to start an organiza on to fight opioid addic on.

Elizabeth Warren, a Massachuse s senator and passionate consumer advocate, was born in Oklahoma City, where her father was a maintenance man and her mother worked in the catalog department at Sears. Warren, a state debate champion, won a full scholarship to Georgetown University, but le a er two years to marry her high school sweetheart. She finished college at the University of Houston and earned a law degree from Rutgers School of Law.

Award‐winning playwright Tennessee Williams wrote masterpieces of the American stage, including A Street-car Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Raised in Mississippi, he a ended several colleges, finally gradua ng from the University of Iowa. He also studied at the New School’s Drama c Work‐shop in New York.

Oprah Winfrey, the celebrated talk show host, television network owner, actress, producer, and philanthropist so well‐known that she’s commonly referred to simply as Oprah, grew up in poverty. Her mother, a house‐maid, was an unmarried teenager when Oprah was born. In high school, Oprah was an honors student and she earned a full scholarship to Tennessee State University, a historically black college, where she majored in com‐munica on.

Descrip on Students will create a presenta on to highlight a unit of study where Project Based Learning (PBL) teaching

methodology was used to instruct the JAG competencies or Career Associa on ac vi es. Par cipants

should be able to describe the events and ac vi es that took place in this unit from the planning stage

through comple on of the project. Purpose To emphasize how Project Based Learning has posi vely impacted classroom ac vi es and enhanced learn‐

ing in the JAG classroom. Eligibility/Entries 2‐4 par cipants may compete in this event.

1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be recognized at NSLA.

Competencies Will vary based on PBL ac vity, lessons, and objec ves.

Compe on Rules Each group must present on a PBL project, product, or event that was completed at their school or in their

community during the academic year. Each par cipant must present a por on of the presenta on and

the work must be completed by group members.

1. The students must create a presenta on that highlights the lifespan of a project completed in their

JAG classroom. The presenta on should include details regarding:

Project Overview – What was the project about? Why was there a need? What was your experi‐

ence?

Entry Event – how did you kick off the project, how did the JAG Specialist get your a en on?

What was the “Public Product”? The result of your project? What impact did it have?

What did you learn along the way?

How did this project meet a need in your school, community, or organiza on? What choices did

you have to “make it your own”?

Reflec on. What did you take away from this PBL? Describe the outcome. How were you im‐

pacted, or how did you make an impact? What are your next steps?

2. Presenta ons need to be a minimum of (5) five minutes in length and a maximum length of (7) seven

minutes. Students who do not present for a minimum of 5 minutes will lose 5 points, regardless of

how close he/she came to the five‐minute mark.

3. The me keeper will me each presenta on and use me cards to announce the five (5) minute mark,

six (6) minute mark, and six and a half (6.5) minute mark and then, TIME IS UP.

4. Time will be called at the seven‐minute mark, and the compe tor must stop speaking. Students who

do not complete their presenta on at the 7‐minute signal will lose 5 points.

5. Students may create an audio/visual presenta on (PowerPoint, Prezi, Google Slides, Video, etc.) to

support the presenta on and be viewed by the panel of judges. It is the responsibility of the group

members to bring the presenta on tools on a jump drive with them to their appointment and must be

able to pull up the files/videos they need in a mely manner.

6. Student may use 3X5 note cards as speaking aids if desired/needed. It is not acceptable or permi ed

to read the speech word for word from the notes.

7. Props may be used; this includes, but is not limited to, costumes, handouts, music, the public product,

photos, and a PowerPoint.

8. You will be scored on the overall explana on of the PBL, yet your group is encouraged to be crea ve,

have fun, and make the presenta on unique. This is your me to shine!

Project Based Learning Showcase

2017-2018 NSLA Event

Compe tors: School: State:

Judges:

Ra ng Points Possible

Points Awarded

Presenta on/Communica on Skills

Introduc ons; using Gree ng, Name, Affilia on, and Purpose (GNAP)

Voice: pitch, tempo, volume

Body language, gestures, poise, & eye contact

Presenta on is delivered fluently; no distrac ng vocal fillers

Enthusias c and engaging presenta on

Ended with a summary, conclusion

5 5 5 5 5 5

Content

Defined PBL topic and/or set the stage for the presenta on

Described the Entry Event – how the PBL was launched

Described the “Public Product”‐ the project outcome and its impact

Described lessons learned

Content flowed smoothly and covered all aspects of the topic

10 10 10 10 5

Effec veness

Presenta on clearly connected to the impact of PBL

Presenta on was delivered in the 5‐7‐minute meframe *No par al credit/all or noth-ing deduc on

Delivery was crea ve, drew in the a en on of the audience

10

5 10

Audio/Visual Component

Audio/visual display was professional and added depth to the presenta on

10

Total Points

110

Project Based Learning Presentation


Helpful Hints for Project Based Learning Showcase Judges

1. JAG Na onal has encouraged Career Specialists (teachers) to incorporate the Buck Ins tute for Educa on’s (BIE)

“Gold Standard PBL” into their classroom prac ce. Research has proven that when the 8 Essen al Elements of Pro‐

ject Based Learning teaching methodology are incorporated into a lesson or unit, students tend to become more

engaged and experience a higher‐level of learning.

The BIE Gold Standard PBL Design:


2. Students will have 5‐7 minutes to present their PBL, and the judges will have up to 5 minutes to ask follow‐up ques‐

ons. Judges should allow student 2 minutes to set up and take down, if necessary. If a room is available to display

the PBL tri‐fold display boards within the hotel, instruct the presenters where to set up their project a er their

presenta on.

3. If students have a hard me beginning their presenta on, you may ask the ques on, “Tell us about a Project you

worked on in class...”

4. Poten al follow‐up ques ons you may ask the par cipants:

a. Tell us more about _____________________ project…. How did you come up with that idea?

b. What did you learn from the projects you planned?

c. How did you engage people from the community in this project?

d. How did this project prepare you for life a er high school?

e. What were some lessons you learned because of this project?

f. If you had to do anything differently, what would you do? Why?

g. What advice would you have to other JAG students who were thinking about implemen ng a project like

yours

Event Assistant Responsibilities

1. An event assistant will be assigned to support the flow of the PBL Showcase event. 2. They will serve as a Time Keeper – to keep track of me for the judges, which will help keep the event on schedule.

The Event Assistant will me each presenta on and use me cards to announce the five (5) minute mark, six (6) mi‐nute mark, and six and a half (6.5) minute mark and then, TIME IS UP.

3. There will be a maximum of 3 minutes for judges to ask clarifying ques ons, and you will have 1‐2 minutes to score

and provide comments for the team members. The score sheets will be collected and turned into the official score keeper, and then returned to students the following day.

4. The event assistant will also serve as a door monitor, and will usher students in and out of the event room. If the

judges need assistance, this person will serve as a liaison and do their best to resolve the need. 5. Upon comple on of the event judging, the Event Assistant should make sure the room is neat and orderly, and bring

any event materials and the judging score sheets to the Event Headquarters.


Jobs for America’s Graduates

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National Leadership Awards Events

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