Post on 30-Dec-2015
Metcalfe County Schools
2nd Annual District Wide
College & Career FairGrades: 2nd – 12th
Created by: Julie HolmesMCS-College & Career Readiness Coordinator
“We at Metcalfe County Schools want our students to start preparing as early as possible thinking about what type career they want, where do they want to attend college, and what do they need to do to prepare for that career and college education while they are still in intermediate, middle and high school. “It is our hope that if we reaffirm with them every year and that by the time the students have to start making the hard decisions they will be better prepared.”
MISSION
50 Career Guests
Veterinarian Lawyer Horticulturist EMT Teacher Finance
Radiologist Engineering
Manufacturing Florist
News and Publications
County Extension Services
CAREER GUESTS
16 Colleges Represented
Morehead State University
Campbellsville University
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Lindsey Wilson College
University of Kentucky
WKU – Glasgow
Western Kentucky University (Main)
Nashville Auto Diesel College
Georgetown College
Eastern Kentucky University
United States Marine Corp
PJ's School of Cosmetology
Sullivan College of Technology & Design
BRADD - Barren River Area Development District
South Central KY Community & Technical College
COLLEGE GUESTS
Metcalfe County Schools invested several months of planning for this district-wide event and several departments collaborated to bring together the best possible outcome for our students. Departments involved in the planning process:
College & Career Readiness Program
Race-to-the-Top Program
GEAR UP Program
Family Resource Department
Central Office Staff
School Nutrition
School Administrative Personnel
Migrant Program
Transportation Department
Planning Committee
Students were prepped at each school with questions appropriate for career and college guests such as:
“What do you do in your job every day?”
“What do you like and dislike about your job?”
“How much money will I make?”
“Is your job stressful?”
“What type of benefits will I get?”
Preparation of Students
“What are your admission requirements?”
“How many students attend your college?”
“When must I choose a major?”
“What types of clubs and organizations do you have on campus that I can participate in?”
“What is your campus safety like?”
Preparation of Students
Among the things Catherine Poteet enjoyed seeing Wednesday during Metcalfe County’s College and Career Fair at Metcalfe County High School were the expressions on students’ faces when she talked about teaching.
“I love the questions that they have,” she said. “Some of the questions are, ‘Is your job stressful?’ It’s interesting to see some of their faces when I say yes, teaching is stressful. They look around at their teacher and go, ‘Really?’ Some of the looks on their faces are sweet.”
Poteet is with SKy-Teach, a program for math and science majors who are earning bachelor’s degrees in specific fields, but can also earn education degrees leading to teacher certification. Poteet typically exhibits at college fairs and provides high school students with information about her program.
“This is the only career fair that we’ve been invited to, but I love this idea and I love being able to be here and answering questions about teaching for those students who want to be teachers,” she said. “I think it’s a very honorable profession.”
Career Guest “Spotlight”
Catherine Poteet with SKyteach at Western Kentucky University
Metcalfe County School staff members polled the career guests before the end of the day about attending our next College & Career Fair that is scheduled to be in the fall of 2014-2015 schools year due to testing constraints in the spring and to help ensure our seniors who are still deciding on a career/college has an opportunity to meet with the various people in attendance.
Advanced Planning