Judging Criteria and Application Process

In addition to completing the official application form, please type a summary of the following information. Use the headings listed below and describe program components in the order they are requested.

Program Overview: (30 points)
· ­Description and goals of the worksite learning program
· Institutions involved (e.g., secondary/postsecondary schools, businesses, community
  organizations)
· Summary of Career Pathway curriculum
· How , when, and by whom curricula, tasks, and activities were developed and reviewed
· Time students/teachers spend at worksite and schoolsite and how worksite learning is
  coordinated with schoolsite learning
· How worksite learning activities contributes to the overall Tech Prep/Career
  Pathways effort
· Program innovation/uniqueness

Professional Development and Experiences: (15 points)
· List training or experience for teachers, counselors, administrators, or other education
  institution staff that have strengthened the program
· List training or experiences for community and/or employer partners that have
  strengthened the program
· Overall effect of training opportunities on the success of the program

Employer Involvement: (35 points)
· How employer partners helped implement and/or maintain program (indicate monetary or
  inkind contributions, etc.)
· How employer partners are involved with students and/or teachers (e.g., mentors,
  supervisors, classroom speakers)
· Objectives of employer partners' involvement with students and/or teachers
· How worksite experience is evaluated
· Overview of the benefits of the employer partnership

Results: (20 points)
· Measurable student improvement indicators (e.g., grades, graduates' job placement,
  graduates' enrollment in advanced education). Improvement should be evident over the
  course of time.
· How employer partners benefit (e.g. production or training cost reduction, expansion of
  services)
· Other measurements of systemic improvement

Professionalism of Application: (5 points)
· Adherence to application format guidelines and grammatical correctness