Park Hill Professional Studies Overview · 2019-02-07 · Professional Studies Mission: Park Hill Professional Studies provides authentic learning experiences aligned with students’

Professional Studies Mission: Park Hill Professional Studies provides authentic learning experiences aligned with students’ interests and talents

that lead to post-secondary educational career success through classroom instruction and professional relationships.

Park Hill

Professional

Studies

Overview



Table of Contents

Part I - Park Hill Professional Studies General Information

Vision, Mission, Values Statement

Program Description

Broad Course Descriptions

Brief Description of Application/Admission Process

Timeline of Events of Application/Admission Process

Credit and Dual Credit Information

Transportation

Part II - Aspiring Medical Professionals

Course Requirements

Curriculum Overview

Class Times

Sample Scope and Sequence

Partner Involvement

Brief Description of Shadowing Placements

Timeline of Events of Shadowing Placements

Sample of Shadowing Placement


Part III - Aspiring Educators

Course Requirements

Curriculum Overview

Class Times


Partner Involvement

Brief Description of Internship Securement Process

Timeline of Events of Internship Securement Process

Sample of Internship Schedule Credit and Dual Credit Information



Part IV - Aspiring Professionals

Course Requirements

Curriculum Overview

Class Times


Partner Involvement



Sample of Internship Schedule Credit and Dual Credit Information



Part I - Park Hill Professional Studies General Information

Program Description

Park Hill Professional Studies are semester courses that offer students an

opportunity to use their classroom knowledge in a real life, experiential learning

environment. Professional Studies facilitators partner with area business owners

and industry professionals to provide internship opportunities for students to

extend their knowledge and experience beyond the classroom. Park Hill High

School and Park Hill South High School students have the chance to enroll in one

of three available Professional Studies courses:

Aspiring Medical Professionals (formerly Health Sciences)

Aspiring Educators (formerly ED 2020)

Aspiring Professionals (formerly Internship)

Broad Course Descriptions

Aspiring Medical Professionals meets 1st and 4th blocks at the St. Luke’s North

Hospital Campus. The course focuses on exposing students to a wide variety of

health care professions while developing professional skills necessary for the

workforce. Students complete 3 weeks of onboarding work at the start of the

semester. Afterwards they alternate spending 1 week in the classroom and 1 week

in the hospital.

Aspiring Educators meets 1st and 2nd blocks at English Landing Elementary.

The course focuses on exposing students to various aspects of careers in education.

Students complete 11 weeks of curriculum in the classroom and 6 weeks of

shadowing in different classrooms throughout the district.



Aspiring Professionals meets 4th block at LEAD Innovation Studio. The course

focuses on exposing students to industry professionals in an industry in which the

students have expressed interest. Students complete 4 weeks of onboarding work at

the start of the semester. Afterwards they spend 13 weeks at their internship

locations. Students return to class each Wednesday for 1 on 1 mentoring and to

continue their work on various topics of professionalism.

Brief Description of Application/Admission Process

All courses within the Professional Studies Program require students to go through

an application and interview process. These touchpoints provide both applicants

and the Professional Studies Staff to learn more about each other.

This is a typical breakdown of the process:

o End of February – Applications Due

Applications are due to home school counselors

o End of February/Beginning of March – Welcome letters sent out

Emails sent to applicant’s student email and letter in mail sent to

all parents/guardians.

o End of February/Beginning of March – Students are preparing for

interviews

Students will be asked to watch an introductory video, create a

resume, and prepare for a professional interview. This all can be

done virtually. Please direct students to the email they received

from Sarah McQuinn.

Video Link: https://youtu.be/2iaxojqLQGw

o March – Interview times posted at home high schools

Interview times will be posted at each home high school.

o March– Passes delivered to students

https://youtu.be/2iaxojqLQGw



Each student will receive a note that will state when and where

their interview is; this will serve as their pass to leave class. Each

student will be gone approximately 15 minutes.

o March – Interviews at Park Hill and Park Hill South

Each interview is approximately 10 minutes long and is mandatory

for acceptance into the program. Students should be professionally

dressed, have a hard copy of their resume, and be prepared to

answer the identified interview questions in the video. If you are

unable to make your interview time, you will be rescheduled for

our makeup date.

o April – Makeup Interviews at Park Hill and Park Hill South

This date is for those Park Hill and Park Hill South candidates that

were unable to make their interview.

o May – Recommendations on Acceptance

Professional Studies Staff, Counselors, and home high school

Administrators collaborate on acceptance

All students admitted to the program must be on track to graduate

o June – Acceptance letters sent out

Emails and letter in mail sent to all candidates accepted into the

program.

Professional Studies Mission: Park Hill Professional Studies provides authentic learning experiences aligned with students’ interests and talents that lead to post-secondary educational career success

through classroom instruction and professional relationships.

Timeline of Application/Admission Process

January – February

Applicants meet with

counselors at home high

schools and fill out Professional

Studies Application.

End of February

All applications are scanned to

Professional Studies Staff.

End of February – Beginning of March

Professional Studies Staff reviews applications.

All applicants receive welcome letter to student email and

letter mailed home.

Applicants begin preparing for interview.

March

Interviews at home high

schools.

April

Make up interviews at home

high schools

May

Professional Studies Staff,

Counselors, and

Administrators collaborate

on acceptance into program.

June

Acceptance letters sent to

student emails.




All Park Hill Professional Studies courses receive high school credit towards the

Missouri Department of Education’s graduation requirement. High school credit

will be seen on each child’s home high school transcript. All courses offered are

an elective course. These courses satisfy a practical art requirement for graduation.

Please refer to each home high school counseling department for further questions.

Additionally, students have the opportunity to earn dual credit. Through dual

credit, high school students can earn college while still in high school. The content

of these dual credit college classes is taught by Professional Studies Staff.

Professional Studies courses receive dual credit through Northwest Missouri State

University and/or Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City. More

information will be provided if admitted to the program.

Transportation

All Park Hill Professional Studies courses take place offsite of the typical

comprehensive high school. Students need to provide their own transportation or

participate in district provided transportation. Please refer to each home high

school counseling department for further questions.



Part II - Aspiring Medical Professionals

Aspiring Medical Professionals meets 1st and 4th blocks at the St. Luke’s North

Hospital Campus. The course focuses on exposing students to a wide variety of

health care professions while developing professional skills necessary for the

workforce. Students complete 3 weeks of onboarding work at the start of the

semester. Afterwards they alternate spending 1 week in the classroom and 1 week

in the hospital.

Course Requirements

Students who apply/are admitted to Aspiring Medical Professionals should have an

interest in a career in healthcare. All students who apply need to be on track to

graduate.

There are no course prerequisites to apply/be admitted to Aspiring Medical

Professionals.

There is no minimum GPA to apply/be admitted to Aspiring Medical

Professionals.

If admitted, students are required to maintain the following:

95% attendance (no more than 5 absences per semester)

Good academic standing

Professional behavior

Observance of confidentiality and HIPAA laws

Due to Aspiring Medical Professionals partnering and taking place in a hospital,

Saint Luke’s Employee Health requires proof of immunizations prior to patient

contact. The below immunizations are required to participate in the class.

1. Two MMR vaccines or Positive titers

2. Two Varicella vaccines or Positive titers

3. Two step TB skin-test or a Negative TB IGRA (Blood) test (tests will

be done in January during class meeting time)

4. Influenza vaccination between August and May



More information on immunizations will be given if admitted to the program.

Curriculum Overview

Aspiring Medical Professionals is a semester based course. Pending on the school

year, typically the semester ranges from about 14 – 16 weeks of curriculum.

Approximately 7- 8 weeks of the course is spent in the classroom with a Park Hill

Professional Studies Staff Member. Throughout this time, students learn about

professional skills in healthcare. Some of these topics include workplace

expectations, confidentiality, verbal and non-verbal communication, medical

communication, health care delivery systems, health care economics, and team

work in the hospital, patient rights, legal issues, and ethical issues.

Approximately 7- 8 weeks of the course is spent out shadowing. These shadowing

rotations occur throughout the St. Luke’s Health System and Park University

Simulation lab. Students are exposed to experiences in a range of different

departments including: Anesthesiology, Healthcare Technology Management,

Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardiac Intervention, Dietetics, Emergency Room,

Gastrointestinal Lab, Intensive Care Unit, Telemetry, Medical/Surgical, Obstetrics,

Pharmacy, Operating Room, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Radiology, and

Respiratory Therapy.

Class Times

Since Aspiring Medical Professionals classes take place offsite, the course has an

adjusted “bell schedule.”

Classroom Days –

1st Block (AM) – 7:20 – 8:30 am (M, T, W, Th, F)

4th Block (PM) – 1:30 – 2:40 pm (M, T, Th, F); 1:00 – 2:00 pm (W)

Shadowing Days –

1st Block (AM) – 7:00 – 8:30 am (M, T, W, Th, F)



4th Block (PM) – 1:30 – 3:00 pm (M, T, Th, F); 1:00 – 2:30 pm (W)


Classroom – M, T, Th, F – 7:20 – 8:30 am or 1:30 – 2:40 pm; W – 7:20 -8:30 am or 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Shadowing- M, T, Th, F – 7:00 – 8:30 am or 1:30 – 3:00 pm; W – 7:00 – 8:30 am or 1:00 – 2:30 pm

Date Topic Speaker

Wednesday, Aug. 15

Course Introduction

Colleen @ St. Luke’s North Hospital

Thursday, Aug. 16 Dress for Success & Guest Speaker Expectations

Colleen

Friday, Aug. 17 TB Testing

Online Assignment- Setting Up Outlook

Meet at Platte County Health Department

AM: 8:00am – 8:30 am

Monday, Aug. 20

Intro to St. Luke’s Clinics

Colleen @ clinic

Tuesday, Aug. 21

CPR Training/ Read TB Tests

Marci & Kristin (St. Luke’s)

Wednesday, Aug. 22

Professional Attributes of a Healthcare Worker

Colleen

Thursday, Aug. 23

CPR Training

Marci & Kristin (St. Luke’s)

Friday, Aug. 24

HIPAA

Jamie Winans (St. Luke's North)

Monday, Aug. 27

Infection Control

Craig Williams (St. Luke’s North)

Tuesday, Aug. 28

Diversity in Healthcare

Colleen

Wednesday, Aug. 29

TB Testing – Online Assignment: medical Jargon

Platte County Health Department

Thursday, Aug. 30

Shadowing Expectations and handshaking skills

Colleen

Friday, Aug. 31

Hospital Tour and Read TB Test

Badges

Marci Ebberts & Kristin Sollars (St. Luke’s)

Shadowing, Sept. 4-7 (No School Monday, Sept. 3)

Monday, Sept. 10

Shadow Debrief & Professional Communication

Colleen

Tuesday, Sept. 11

Medical Jargon

Kelly Turner & Elena Stoynova (St. Luke’s North)- Confirmed

Wednesday, Sept. 12

Verbal/Nonverbal skills

Colleen



Thursday, Sept. 13

Cover Letter

Colleen

Friday, Sept. 14

Active Listening

Sally Baehni (St. Luke’s North)

Shadowing, Sept. 17-21

Monday, Sept. 24

Park University- CPR Practice

Colleen Meet at Park University (7:00- 8:30 am or 1:30-3:00

pm)

Tuesday, Sept. 25

Professional Social Media

Colleen

Wednesday, Sept. 26

Resume

Colleen

Thursday, Sept. 27

LinkedIn Profile

Colleen

Friday, Sept. 28 No School

Shadowing, Oct. 1- 5

Monday, Oct. 8

Workplace Expectations

Kim Dishman (St. Luke’s North)

Tuesday, Oct. 9

Vision, Mission, and Value Statements

Colleen

Wednesday, Oct. 10

Professional Philosophy Paper

Colleen

Thursday, Oct. 11

Ethical and Legal Issues: Introduce Case Studies

Colleen

Friday, Oct. 12 No School

Shadowing, Oct. 15-19

Monday, Oct. 22

Park Simulation Lab

Colleen

Meet at Park University (7:00- 8:30 am or 1:30-3:00 pm)

Tuesday, Oct. 23

Advanced Directives Presentation

Joan Byrd (St. Luke’s North)

Wednesday, Oct. 24

Ethical Case Studies and Presentations

Colleen

Thursday, Oct. 25

Medications/Pharmacy

Brett Nelson (St. Luke’s Smithville)

Friday, Oct. 26 No School

Shadowing, Oct. 29 – Nov. 2

Monday, Nov. 5

Legal issues

Maggie Neustadt (St. Luke’s)

Tuesday, Nov. 6

Teamwork in Healthcare

Marci Ebberts & Kristin Sollars (St. Luke’s)

Wednesday, Nov. 7

Conflict Resolution

Colleen

Thursday, Nov. 8

College 101 @ Park University

Colleen



Friday, Nov. 9

Interview Skills

Colleen

Shadowing, Nov. 12- 16

Monday, Nov. 19

Capstone Paper Presentation

Colleen

Tuesday, Nov. 20

Presentation Expectations and Work Day

Colleen

Nov. 21- 23 No School- Thanksgiving Break

Shadowing, Nov. 26-30

Monday, Dec. 3

How to Do Presentations

Bonnie Meyers & James Bruce

Tuesday, Dec. 4

Capstone Work Day

Colleen

Wednesday, Dec. 5

Capstone Work Day

Colleen

Thursday, Dec. 6

Capstone Presentation

Colleen

Friday, Dec. 7 Capstone Presentation

Shadowing, Dec. 10- 14

Monday, Dec. 17

Big Capstone Preparation

Colleen

Tuesday, Dec. 18

Large Capstone Presentation

Evening Presentations- Location to be Determined

Wednesday, Dec. 19

Class Wrap-Up

Colleen

Thursday, Dec. 20

Class Wrap-Up

Colleen

Partner Involvement

St. Luke’s Health System, Park University, The Gardens at Barry Road Assisted

Living and Memory Care, and Platte County Health Department are key partners to

the success of Aspiring Medical Professionals.

Brief Description of Shadowing Placements

Aspiring Medical Professionals each receive individualized shadowing placement

schedules. The student schedules are developed closely with support from four



different agencies. These schedules take approximately four months to complete.

Here is a brief description of the process.

As soon as students’ interests are identified and rosters are developed, Park Hill

Professional Studies staff starts coordinating with the St. Luke’s North Hospital,

The Gardens, and Park University. This process normally starts four months prior

to the start of the semester. Once the clinical educator from St. Luke’s North

Hospital coordinates students’ schedule, the schedules are returned to the

Professional Studies Staff for review. Once approved, the schedules are then sent

to the St. Luke’s North Clinic Coordinator to develop the students’ rotations

through the clinics. Once this process is complete, the schedules are once again

returned to Professional Studies staff for final review. Professional Studies staff

then coordinates with Platte County Health Department, Park University and The

Gardens on Barry Road to fill in gaps and finalize the shadowing schedules. As

stated above, this entire process takes around four months to complete.

In addition, class sizes for Aspiring Medical Professionals is capped due to the

capacity of the partners involved. Students cannot be easily moved from one

section to another without offsetting the balance of schedules.



Timeline of Events of Shadowing Placements

*Shadowing rotations take about 4 months to finalize

*1st Semester Placements are made in June

*2nd Semester Placements are made in October

2.5 Months Prior to Shadowing

Professional Studies Staff approves

initial shadowing schedule and sends to

St. Luke’s Clinic Coordinator to make

clinic schedules

2 Months Prior to Shadowing

St. Luke’s Clinic Coordinator

makes initial shadowing

schedule and sends back to

Professional Studies Staff for

approval.

1.5 Months Prior to

Shadowing

Professional Studies Staff

approves initial shadowing

schedule and sends to The

Gardens at Barry

Road/smaller vendors for

approval and schedules.

1 Month Prior to Shadowing

Final schedules are made and

approved and master copies

are sent to each partner.

2 Weeks Prior to Shadowing

Interns are given individual

shadowing schedules and

tours of each facility.

Interns complete necessary

paperwork and

immunizations.


St. Luke’s Clinical Nurse makes

initial shadowing schedule and

sends back to Professional Studies

Staff for approval.


Professional Studies Staff sends

students interest areas to

clinical nurse coordinator at St.

Luke’s Hospital.



Sample of Shadowing Placement

Shadowing- M, T, Th, F – 7:00 – 8:30 am or 1:30 – 3:00 pm; W – 7:00 – 8:30 am or 1:00 – 2:30 pm

Name

Student

A Student B Student C Student D Student E Student F

Student

G Student H

Area of

Interest

ER

Nurse Pediatrics

Family

Medicine Surgeon Radiology Doctor – not specified Nursing Radiology

9/4/2018

Shoal Creek

Primary

Parkville

Primary/peds

Smithville

Primary

Burlington Creek

Imaging

Shoal Creek

Imaging Urgent Care

Shoal

Creek PT Radiology

9/5/2018

Shoal

Creek Primary

Parkville Primary/peds

Smithville Primary

Burlington

Creek Imaging

Shoal Creek Imaging Urgent Care

Burlington Creek PT Radiology

9/6/2018

Shoal

Creek Primary


Smithville Primary

Burlington

Creek Imaging

Shoal Creek Imaging Urgent Care

Burlington Creek PT

SMV Rehab

9/7/2018

Shoal

Creek

Primary

Parkville

Primary/peds

Smithville

Primary

Burlington

Creek

Imaging

Shoal Creek

Imaging Urgent Care

Burlington

Creek PT Peds

Classroom Week

9/17/2018 MS Pharm Pre/PACU ER Radiology Radiology MT

Shoal Creek

Primary

9/18/2018 Pharm MS OR ER Radiology Radiology MT

Shoal Creek

Primary

9/19/2018 Pharm ER The Gardens Pre/PACU Radiology Radiology ICU

Shoal

Creek Primary

9/20/2018 MT ER Pharm OR Pre/PACU SMV Rehab Lab

Shoal

Creek Primary

9/21/2018 ER The Gardens Pharm ICU Pre/PACU SMV Rehab OR

Shoal

Creek Primary

Classroom Week

10/1/2018 Pre/PACU SMV Rehab ER MS Pharm Lab SW MT

10/2/2018 OR ICU ER Pharm MS CRN Lab MT

10/3/2018 ICU Pre/PACU PT Pharm Lab ER CVL OB

10/4/2018 ICU OR OT PT Vasc Ax Pharm ER OB

10/5/2018 PT OT MT ICU OR Pharm OB SW

Classroom Week

10/15/2018

Shoal

Creek Imaging Urgent Care

Shoal Creek PT

Shoal

Creek Primary


Smithville Primary

Burlington

Creek Imaging MS







an elective course. Aspiring Medical Professionals satisfies a practical art credit

requirement for graduation. Please refer to each home high school counseling

department for further questions.

Students enrolled in this course also earn up to 12.5 A+ Hours. Please refer to the

A+ Coordinator at each home high school for more information.




Aspiring Medical Professionals receives dual credit through Northwest Missouri

State University and Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City. At the

time of this overview, students have the option to receive 2 hours of college credit

from Northwest Missouri State University and 2 hours of college credit from

Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City.



Part III - Aspiring Educators

Aspiring Educators meets 1st and 2nd blocks at English Landing Elementary.

The course focuses on exposing students to various aspects of careers in education.

Students complete 11 weeks of curriculum in the classroom and 6 weeks of

shadowing in different classrooms throughout the district.

Course Requirements

Students who apply/are admitted to Aspiring Educators should have an interest in a

career in working with students/children. All students who apply need to be on

track to graduate.

There are no course prerequisites to apply/be admitted to Aspiring Educators.

There is no minimum GPA to apply/be admitted to Aspiring Educators.





Observance of confidentiality laws (FERPA)

Curriculum Overview

Aspiring Educators is two blocks per day and a semester based course. Pending on

the school year, typically the semester ranges from about 14 – 16 weeks of

curriculum.

Approximately 11 weeks of the course is spent in the classroom with a Park Hill

Professional Studies Staff Member. Throughout this time, students learn about a

broad range of topics related to careers in education. Specifically, they are exposed

to coursework regarding learner development, diversity, professionalism,



communication, collaboration, standards/regulations, curriculum building and

planning, instructional strategies, lesson planning, and assessment.

Approximately 6 weeks of the course is spent observing/shadowing/interning out

in the Park Hill School District. Each intern gets to attend three different

internship placements (each shadowing/internship experience is two weeks long).

During this time, students have the opportunity to put this knowledge into practice

by developing relationships with individual students as well as mentor teachers.

These mentor teachers serve as a model for what the practical application of their

prior coursework. Each intern gets to pick three different locations and the

Professional Studies Staff Member will help coordinate each placement.

Class Times

Since Aspiring Educators take place offsite, the course has an adjusted “bell

schedule.” The Professional Studies Staff Member will make adjustments to the

bell schedule as needed.

Classroom & Interning Days –

1st Block and 2nd Block (AM) – 7:30 – 10:10 am (M, T, W, Th, F)


Classroom – M, T, W, Th, F – 7:30 – 10:10 am

Day Lesson

Wednesday, August 15 First Day of Class; Meet at English Landing Elementary

Unit 1

Topic 1- Classroom Climate

Thursday, August 16-

Friday, August 24

Unit 1

Topic 1- Classroom Climate

Monday, August 27- Unit 1



Friday , August 31 Topic 2- Diversity

Tuesday, September 4 –

Friday, September 7 Unit 1

Topic 3- Learner Development

Monday, September 3 NO SCHOOL

Monday, September 10-

Friday, September 14

Unit 1

Topic 4-Professionalism

Unit 2

Topic 1-Types of Communication

Friday, September 14 Internship 1 Expectations

Monday, September 17 –

Thursday, September 27 Internship 1

Friday September 28 No School

Monday, October 1-

Thursday October 4

Unit 2

Digital World

Collaboration

Friday October 5th Mock Parent Teacher Conferences

Monday October 8-Friday

October 11

Unit 3

Topic 1- Standards and Regulations

Friday, October 12 NO SCHOOL

Monday, October 15–

Friday, October 19

Unit 3

Topic 2- Curriculum Process

Monday, October 22–

Friday, November 2

Internship #2



Friday, October 26 NO SCHOOL

Monday, November 5–

Friday, November 9

Unit 3

Follow up with Curriculum Process

Topic 3- Planning with Curriculum

Monday November 9-

Friday November 16

Unit 4

Topic 1- Differentiation

Topic 2-Instructional Strategies

Monday, November 19–

Tuesday, November 20

Unit 4

Topic 3- Lesson Planning

Wednesday, November 21 –

Friday, November 23

NO SCHOOL

Happy Thanksgiving!

Monday, November 26-

Friday, December 7

Internship 3

Monday, December 10 –

Tuesday, December 11

Unit 5

Topic 1- Assessment for/of/as Learning

Wednesday, December 12 –

Friday, December 15

CAPSTONE

Mock Interviews with Parents

Monday, December 17 Summative Final Part 1

Written Exam

Tuesday, December 18

(tentative date)

Summative Final Part 1

Written Exam

Wednesday, December 19

Summative Final Part 2

Interviews at CO



Thursday, December 20 Final Reflection and Exit Survey

Friday, December 21 Last day of 1st Semester (1/2 Day)

Have a great winter break!

Partner Involvement

All elementary, middle and high schools within the Park Hill School District are

key partners to the success of Aspiring Educators.


Approximately 6 weeks of the course is spent observing/shadowing/interning out

in the Park Hill School District. Each intern gets to attend three different

internship placements (each shadowing/internship experience is two weeks long).

During this time, students have the opportunity to put this knowledge into practice

by developing relationships with individual students as well as mentor teachers.

These mentor teachers serve as a role model for what the practical application of

their prior coursework. Each intern gets to pick three different locations and the

Professional Studies Staff Member will help coordinate each placement.

The student schedules are developed closely with support from the student,

Professional Studies Staff, administrators, and host teacher.

Here is a brief description of the process:

As soon as students’ interests are identified and rosters are developed, Park Hill

Professional Studies staff starts speaking directly with students about where they

want to go throughout the district. This process normally starts two weeks prior to

the start of the shadowing/interning experience.

Interns and staff discuss what building and what grade the intern would like to

observe. The Professional Studies Staff Member reaches out to the administrator

of the preferred building. Once approval is received from administrators, the

Professional Studies Staff Member reaches out to each host teacher for approval.



After approval is granted from both the administrator and teacher, the intern will

reach out with a professional email. As stated above, this entire process takes

about two weeks to complete. This process happens three times throughout the

semester.

In addition, class sizes for Aspiring Educators is capped due to the capacity of the

partners involved. Students cannot be easily moved from one section to another

without offsetting the balance of schedules.






Sample of Internship Schedule

Name Internship #1 Internship #2 Internship #3

Student A TR- Evans LC- Sissel LV – 7th ELA

Student B UC-2nd Grade SE-- Colletti PL – Math

Student C PHHS-Mr. Meyer LD-Mrs. Lee PHS - Smith





an elective course. Aspiring Professionals satisfies a practical art credit








Aspiring Professionals receives dual credit through Northwest Missouri State

University. At the time of this overview, students have the option to receive up to

6 hours of college credit from Northwest Missouri State University.



Part IV - Aspiring Professionals

Aspiring Professionals meets 4th block at LEAD Innovation Studio. The course

focuses on exposing students to industry professionals in an industry in which the

students have expressed interest. Students complete 4 weeks of onboarding work at

the start of the semester. Afterwards they spend 13 weeks at their internship

locations. Students return to class each Wednesday for 1 on 1 mentoring and to

continue their work on various topics of professionalism.

Course Requirements

Students who apply/are admitted to Aspiring Professionals should denote the

specific career field they would like to participate in a professional internship.

Students in this class have career paths in a variety of different fields; law, law

enforcement, engineering, occupational therapy, vet, human services, etc. All

students who apply need to be on track to graduate.

There are no course prerequisites to apply/be admitted to Aspiring Professionals.

There is no minimum GPA to apply/be admitted to Aspiring Professionals.





Observance of confidentiality laws

Curriculum Overview

Aspiring Professionals is one block per day and a semester based course. Pending

on the school year, typically the semester ranges from about 14 – 16 weeks of

curriculum.



Approximately 4 weeks of the course is spent in the classroom with a Park Hill

Professional Studies Staff Member. During the 4 weeks in the classroom, students

learn about topics essential to employability. These topics include solving

problems, tech literacy, self-motivation, initiative, communication, meeting

deadlines, organized planning, ability to adapt, leadership, and collaboration.

Approximately 13 weeks of this course is spent out at an internship site. During

the 13 weeks of business site interning, students are exposed to industry

professionals on the job. Students not only get to see the employability skills in

practice, but they get to see what it means to exhibit those skills in their chosen

field. Additionally, students get the chance to learn more about their specific

industry and get a chance to determine whether or not this is a career worth

exploring through collegiate studies. Finally, students are paired with an industry

mentor that helps them navigate the different aspects of the job and helps them

plan for careers within the industry.

Class Times

Since Aspiring Professionals take place offsite, the course has an adjusted “bell

schedule.” The Professional Studies Staff Member will make adjustments to the

bell schedule as needed.

Onboarding Days –

4th Block – 1:30 – 2:45 PM (M, T, Th, F) 1:00 – 2:45 PM (W)

Weekly Check-In Days –

4th Block – 1:00 – 2:45 PM (W)

Interning Days –

Days and times vary by student and internship site




Date Activity Wednesday, August 15th First day of school – meet

Wednesday, August 15th – Friday, September 14th Onboarding

Monday, September 17th First day at internship

Wednesday, September 19th No internship – report to class

Wednesday, September 26th No internship – report to class

Friday, September 28th No School

Wednesday, October 3rd No internship – report to class

Wednesday, October 10th No internship – report to class

Friday, October 12th No School



Friday, October 26th No School

Wednesday, October 31st No internship – report to class

Wednesday, November 7th No internship – report to class


Monday, November 19th – Tuesday, November 20th No internship – mandatory community service

Wednesday, November 21st – Friday, November 23rd No School


Wednesday, December 5th No internship – report to class

Wednesday, December 12th No internship – report to class

Friday, December 14th Last day at internship

Tuesday, December 18th *Capstone Community Event (5:30 – 7:00 pm)

Wednesday, December 19th *Inclement Weather Make Up Date

Thursday, December 20th Last day of class

Partner Involvement

Partner involvement in Aspiring Professionals is absolutely crucial. Interns spend

8 hours per week at an internship site and depending on the semester,

approximately 13 weeks. The amount of time and effort that goes into these

professional partnerships takes a significant amount of time and we could not do it

without them.


Approximately 13 weeks of this course is spent out at an internship site. During

the 13 weeks of business site interning, students are exposed to industry

professionals on the job. Students not only get to see the employability skills in

practice, but they get to see what it means to exhibit those skills in their chosen



field. Additionally, students get the chance to learn more about their specific

industry and get a chance to determine whether or not this is a career worth

exploring through collegiate studies. Finally, students are paired with an industry

mentor that helps them navigate the different aspects of the job and helps them

plan for careers within the industry.

Here is a brief description of the process:

Professional Studies Facilitators meet with prospective Aspiring Professionals

students a minimum of 3 times prior to the start of class. The first touchpoint is an

interview to gauge interests in career possibilities and internship goals. The second

touchpoint is a prep meeting prior to the internship interview with the business

partner. For the third touchpoint, the Professional Studies facilitator accompanies

the student on an interview with the project manager at the prospective internship

site.

Here is a brief description of what we say to business partners:

o Interns will use professional skills and connect classroom learnings to

professional experiences

o Interns will engage in professional experiences in their specified content

field

o Interns will adhere to professional dress code of business

o Interns will maintain 95% attendance rate throughout the semester

o Internship Requirements

o Monday – Friday (except Wednesday)

Eight hours a week (students may work more for college credit)

o Interns receive 1 full day field trip per semester to go out to the business

o Instructors will visit each intern three times per semester

o September – Initial Check In

o October – Mid-Term Evaluation

o December – Final Evaluation and Capstone Presentation

o Capstone Project

o Interns will prepare a professional presentation to present to the

business



In addition, class sizes for Aspiring Professionals is capped due to the capacity of

the partners involved. Students cannot be easily moved from one section unless

you notify the Professional Studies Staff.




*Securing an internship typically take about 1-2 months from start to finish

*1st Semester Placements are made June - August

*2nd Semester Placements are made September – January

Virtual Touch Point

Interns will receive an email

from Professional Studies Staff

and learn more about who will

be helping secure their

internship.

Research and Reaching Out

Interns and Professional Studies

Staff research internship

opportunities and begin reaching

out to secure an internship.

Interns need to check email daily.

Preparing for the Interview

Professional Studies Staff will email intern with the date

and time for an interview with a potential internship site.

Interns will watch a video, prepare a professional resume,

and pick out a business professional interview attire.

Practice for Interview

Professional Studies Staff and

Intern meet face to face to go

over resume and practice for

interview.

Interview at Business

Professional Studies Staff and

Intern go to the interview

together.

Thank You Letter

Intern sends an email draft of

thank you letter within 48

hours of interview to

Professional Studies Staff.

Internship Secured

If internship is secured,

process ends here. If the

intern didn’t receive

internship, the process starts

over.



Sample of Internship Schedule

Student

Name Internship Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Student A KCPT 1:30 - 3:30 pm

@ KCPT 1:30 - 3:30 pm

@ KCPT

1:00 PM - 2:45

PM @ LEAD

1:30 - 3:30 pm

@ KCPT

1:30 - 3:30 pm

@ KCPT

Student B Ability KC

1:30 - 4:30 pm

at Ability KC 1:30 - 4:30 pm

at Ability KC 1:00 PM - 2:45

PM @ LEAD No internship

1:30 - 4:30 pm

at Children's

TLC

Student C Riverside

PD

1:30 - 5:30 pm

@ Riverside

PD

No internship 1:00 PM - 2:45

PM @ LEAD

1:30 - 5:30 pm

@ Riverside

PD

No internship

*Student schedules vary by business. Business partner drives times





an elective course. Aspiring Professionals satisfies a practical art credit








Aspiring Professionals receives dual credit through Northwest Missouri State

University. At the time of this overview, students have the option to receive up to

4 hours of college credit from Northwest Missouri State University.

Documents

Park Hill Professional Studies Overview · 2019-02-07 · Professional Studies Mission: Park Hill Professional Studies provides authentic learning experiences aligned with students’