Educating for Careers Conference 2013 | Career and College Ready the California Way

Sacramento Convention Center
March 10-12, 2013

How to Successfully Start and Maintain Student Based Organizations

Presentation Category:

Middle School Connections

Session Type:

CPA Session

Presentation Description:

This presentation describes how to successfully start Student Based Organizations (HOSA, Skills USA) and connect them to middle school feeder programs. Student Based Organizations are a successful component to our comprehensive middle school outreach program in the Palm Springs Unified School District. Participants will learn strategies regarding student mentoring, club meetings and activities, fund-raising, parent meetings, and establishing student competitions.

Describes Your Focus:

Building and Sustaining Partnerships (for example: partnerships with business/industry, other education providers, parents, community members and organizations, and internal partnerships with school, district and peers, etc.)