Date of Issue: 09/05/2017
Description:Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) teaches leadership, communication, career development and job success skills. The JMG training approach includes the following:
▪An interactive learning environment
▪Participation in community service and service learning projects
▪Membership in a student-led career association
▪Awareness of further education after high school and employability skills
▪Employer tours and guest speakers
JMG Specialist: Renee Wilson, MA, LLPC
BIO: As a Certified School Guidance Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Therapist, I have over 20 years of experience working in diverse environments, including education and criminal justice systems. As a JAG Specialist I am passionate to help motivate and encourage youths towards reaching their greatest potential. I look forward to serving our students.
Cody (MCH) Instructor: Robert Donoghue
BIO:As a Certified School Guidance Counselor, I have worked in the Detroit Public School district for 15 years. During this time I have served as both an English teacher and a High School Guidance Counselor. Using a “Reality-Based” approach to education and counseling, I approach each student individually and work to help them understand and improve their personal, academic, and career outlook. I look forward to designing lessons to help students explore their professional and personal selves.
Class Location: Room 303 (Located on 3rd Floor near stairway)
Office Location: Detroit Employment Solutions (DESC) A Michigan Works Agency
440 E. Congress Detroit, MI 48226
Email:
Class Website:
Office Hours: 7:30 am – 3:20 pm
Monday - Friday
Prep: Monday: 8:50 am – 12:05 pm
Tuesday: 9:55 am – 11:45 am
1:30 pm- 3:20 pm
Wednesday: 8:00 am- 11:45 am
Thursday: 9:55 am – 11:45 am
Friday: 8:00 am – 11:45 am
Course Objective:The objective of the JMG Program is to prepare students for employment and independent living using hands-on activities, competency instruction, career exploration and volunteer experience. JMG students will master eighty-one (81) competencies under six categories: Career Development, Job Attainment, Job Survival, Basic Skills, Leadership and Self-Development, Personal Skills, Life Survival Skills, and the Workplace. Once students have demonstrated appropriate gains in the competencies, they will have garnered the necessary knowledge to pursue gainful employment, enter post-secondary education, or technical education.
Expectations:Students are expected to conduct themselves as they would on a job.
▪Students are expected to be respectful to themselves and others.
▪Students are expected to be prepared for class and all activities required by the course.
▪Students are expected to participate in all classroom activities and discussions, the Career Association and community service activities.
Grading Scale:Grades will be based on class and small group work, behavior and participation, projects, tests, and participation in the Career Association.
❖Class Work: 25%
oBell Ringers
oSmall group and individual work
❖Employability Points (Preparation/Behavior): 25%
❖Projects: 20%, Civic/Community Service & Career Portfolio
❖Career Association (Other): 20%
❖Tests: 10% Bi-Weekly Quizzes and Monthly tests
Employability Points (10 possible each day)
▪Behavior and Class Participation
oParticipates in all activities and discussions
oCell phone put away during instruction, discussion and all work time
oRespect the teacher, the classroom and the other students
oAppropriate Language
The grading scale is as follows:
❖A-93% - 100%
❖A-90% - 92%
❖B+87% - 89%
❖B83% - 86%
❖B-80% - 82%
❖C+77% - 79%
❖C73% - 76%
❖C-70% - 72%
❖D+67% - 69%
❖D63% - 66%
❖D-60% - 62%
❖E0% - 59%
General Course Requirements
▪Attendance & Punctuality: Attendance is necessary for success in this class! Students are expected to be in the classroom, ready to learn by the time the bell rings.
▪Participation: Students are expected to participate in class. This would include all in-class activities, out-of-class activities, and all class discussions. Cell phones should be put away during instruction, discussion, and all work time.
▪Bell Ringer: Each day, students will be assigned a bell ringer activity as part of their class work points. These assignments will include word/phrase of the day, quotes, journal entries, etc. Students are responsible for proactively starting and completing this assignment five minutes after class start time.
▪Career Association: All students are members of the JMG Career Association. Students are expected to attend all chapter meetings and events. Attendance and participation at meetings and events is 20% of your final grade.
▪Volunteer Hours: Students are expected to complete a minimum of ten (10) hours of community service (volunteer activities) throughout the school year.
▪Class Speakers: The JMG Program will take advantage of bringing in guest speakers to enhance the curriculum and to participate in student-sponsored activities. It is expected that student behavior will be courteous and respectful whenever guests are present. It will also be advantageous for students to take notes during speaking engagements as an assignment will be required following each event.
▪Journals: Students will be expected to complete short journal assignment daily. A minimum of 5-8 sentences will be required on each topic. There is no max length the journal topic can be. Journals will be counted towards class work points.
▪Make-Up Work: Students will be given the opportunity to complete makeup work for assignments and/or classes for all EXCUSED absences. The make-up work may not be the same assignment, pending the nature of the original assignment. It will be the student's’ responsibility to obtain and complete the make-up work on his or her own time from the JMG Specialist.
▪Cell Phones: Cell phone use during instruction, discussion, and all work time is prohibited. Students will only receive one warning prior to the device being taken away for rest of class period. If it becomes a reoccurring issue, the cell phone will be turned into the office for the remainder of the day.
▪Behavior: Students are expected to behave appropriately at all times, following classroom and school rules. The consequences for misbehavior will include, but are not limited to: verbal warning, loss of employability points, conference with student, behavior plan write-up, removal from class or activity, parental contact, or discipline referral.
Students are expected to uphold all school regulations - see the school handbook.
JAG Competencies
Learning Goals & Topics Covered
A. CAREER DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCIES
A.1 Identify occupational interests, aptitudes and abilities
A.2 Relate interests, aptitudes and abilities to appropriate occupations
A.3 Identify desired lifestyle and relate to selected occupations
A.4 Develop a career path for a selected occupation
A.5 Select an immediate job goal
A.6 Describe the conditions and specifications of the job goal
B. JOB ATTAINMENT COMPETENCIES
B.7 Construct a resume
B.8 Conduct a job search
B.9 Develop a letter of application
B.10 Use the telephone to arrange an interview
B.11 Complete application forms
B.12 Complete employment tests
B.13 Complete a job interview
C. JOB SURVIVAL COMPETENCIES
C.14 Demonstrate appropriate appearance
C.15 Identify expectations that employers have of employees
C.16 Identify problems of new employees
C.17 Demonstrate time management
C.18 Follow directions
C.19 Practice effective human relations
C.20 Appropriately resign from a job
D. BASIC SKILLS COMPETENCIES
D.21 Comprehend verbal communications
D.22 Comprehend written communications
D.23 Communicate in writing
D.24 Communicate verbally
D.25 Perform mathematical calculations
E. LEADERSHIP AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCIES
E.26 Demonstrate team membership
E.27 Demonstrate team leadership
E.28 Deliver presentation to a group
E.29 Compete successfully with peers
E.30 Demonstrate commitment to an organization
F. PERSONAL SKILLS COMPETENCIES
F.31 Explain the types of maturity
F.32 Identify a self-value system and how it affects life
F.33 Base decisions on values and goals
F.34 Identify process of decision-making
F.35 Demonstrate ability to assume responsibility for actions and decisions
F.36 Demonstrate a positive attitude
F.37 Develop healthy self-concept for home, school and work
G. LIFE SURVIVAL SKILLS
G.38 Evaluate a career plan to determine appropriate postsecondary educational options
G.39 Identify how best to achieve marketable occupational skills for an entry-level job
G.40 Conduct a job analysis
G.41 Apply critical thinking skills
G.42 Demonstrate effective study skills
G.43 Demonstrate how to use group dynamics techniques
G.44 Explain the roles and function of a value-added organization
G.45 Understand the essential elements of high performing work teams
G.46 Describe how to work and communicate with diverse people at work and in your community to satisfy their expectations
G.47 Demonstrate techniques for building commitment by others
G.48 Demonstrate an openness to change
G.49 Provide constructive feedback
G.50 Negotiate solutions to conflicts
G.51 Demonstrate politeness and civility
G.52 Demonstrate an ability to adapt to people and situations
G.53 Exhibit work ethics and behaviors essential to success
G.54 Set and prioritize goals and establish a timeline for achieving them
G.55 Apply the problem solving process to complex problems
G.56 Demonstrate an ability to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of self
G.57 Design and justify solutions by tracking and evaluating results
G.58 Identify ways to build mutual trust and respect
G.59 Prepare a short- and long-term personal budget
H. WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES
H.60 Demonstrate punctuality and good attendance practices
H.61 Demonstrate initiative and proactivity
H.62 Demonstrate how to work effectively with others
H.63 Demonstrate an attitude that attracts the attention of management
H.64 Demonstrate an ability to communicate and work with customers to satisfy expectations
H.65 Demonstrate listening skills, which will result in gaining a clear understanding of information being conveyed
H.66 Demonstrate an ability to follow and give directions
H.67 Demonstrate good reasoning skills, which results in thinking first, then taking action
H.68 Demonstrate integrity and honesty in dealings with internal and external customers
H.69 Demonstrate a willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own actions
H.70 Demonstrate a commitment in completing work assignments accurately and in a timely fashion
H.71 Demonstrate an ability to satisfy the purposes of a delegated task
H.72 Demonstrate an ability to prioritize and manage time effectively in the work place
H.73 Demonstrate enthusiasm for work
H.74 Demonstrate an eagerness to learn new responsibilities or improve current responsibilities
H.75 Demonstrate an understanding of the work to be accomplished
H.76 Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of technologies
H.77 Demonstrate ability to self-evaluate and develop a continuous improvement (career development) plan.
H.78 Demonstrate basic computer operation skills
H.79 Demonstrate an ability to learn from past experiences and others
H.80 Demonstrate an ability to send, receive and organize email messages
H.81 Demonstrate an ability to search for information on the internet
I. ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT COMPETENCIES
I.82 Understand Insurance-Auto, Renters, Home, Health, Disability and Life (Allstate)
I.83 Practical Money Skills For Life, (VISA, U.S.A.)\
I.84 Demonstrate How to Start a Small Business (Allstate)
I.85 Be successful in dealing with law enforcement when they are enforcing the law (Allstate: The Law and You)
I.86 Diversity
I.87 History and You
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