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  Parent General Information

Take-A-Child-To-Work Day is a national event observed on the 4th Thursday of April. This year, it will be held on April 28. This optional event provides WMMS eighth graders, who choose to participate, an opportunity to shadow a professional at their place of work for part of a workday. Activities vary from shadowing their parents to shadowing other business hosts. Observing, and sometimes helping, in the workplace often provides motivations for students to strive to reach their potential in school, and offers a critical link between education and success.

Due to WCPSS volunteer policies, WMMS staff members are not able to coordinate job placement, particularly if the person has not gone through the WCPSS volunteer background check; therefore, parents are asked to host the child at their own career location, or work within their personal and professional networks of trusted adults to find a business host that would meet one of your child's potential career interest areas. Most shadowing experiences are half-day. Parents are responsible for providing appropriate transportation to and from the job site. As with any excused absence, students will be responsible for work missed during the day. Afterwards, students will also be expected to complete evaluations of their shadowing experience.  (Please direct Business Hosts to a website that we have created for them: http://wmms.net/walters/job_shadow/business_host_guidelines.htm

Participation in this event is completely voluntary.  School will proceed as usual on the day of the event. In order to participate, the student's parent must complete and submit the REQUEST FOR EXCUSED ABSENCE FOR EDUCATIONAL REASONS form to Mrs. Walters in the Media Center no later than Tuesday, April 25, 2011.  The principal or designee will review the request, and if the activity falls within valid job shadow activities, the request will be approved. After submitting their paperwork, the student will be given a packet of information containing additional information and student expectations pertaining to Take-A-Child-To-Work (WMMS Job Shadow) Day.

Dates to remember:

ö      Request for Excused Absence for Educational Reasons ........................... due Tuesday, April 25

ö   .   Student Post Shadowing Evaluation................................................................ due Monday, May 2

I am sure you agree this is a special opportunity for your son/daughter.  West Millbrook Middle School is confident this will be an exciting learning experience for your child and appreciates your assistance with this School-to-Career effort. Feel free to contact me with questions. 

Sincerely, Diane Walters
Career Development Coordinator ~ Media Specialist
Office: 919-870-4067
Fax: 870-4064

Parents who have already approved their child's participation
in "Take a Child to Work Day," please click here

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Last updated: April 12, 2011