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About JMG
Mission
Program Features
Students Served
Goals
Management
Career Association
Schools Served
2007-2008 Calendar
Student Conferences
The ultimate objective of Jobs for Montana’s
Graduates (JMG) is for students to secure a quality job and/or postsecondary
education, that leads to a meaningful career. JMG believes the best
way to achieve this objective is to keep students in school through
their graduation and to improve their rate of success by acquiring
employability competencies before leaving high school. JMG is affiliated
with Jobs for America’s Graduates
(JAG) a national school-to-work program.
JMG’s Mission
is Two-fold:
- To provide classroom instruction and work-based
learning opportunities to students in grades nine through twelve
and high school dropouts ages 16-18 which will enhance their career
awareness, self-esteem and work readiness.
- To identify young people who can benefit
the most though participating in JMG and prepare them for meaningful
career-oriented jobs, matching the students with community job
opportunities and providing long-term follow-up to facilitate
their successful transition from school-to-work.
Program
Features:
The methods used to operate this program include
a unique combination of in-school and out-of-school services provided
by a Career/Job Specialist. Key components are:
- Employability skills curriculum: competency-based
instruction including units on career planning and decision-making,
job seeking, job retention, basic academics, leadership and self-development
and personal skills. Click here
to see the core competencies (employability skills).
- Montana Career Association: a motivational
student organization, which fosters the development of self-esteem,
leadership, decision-making and assertiveness skills and provides
recognition for positive achievement.
- Job development and placement: meaningful
job opportunities with advancement potential are matched with
job-ready, motivated graduates involved in the program.
- Post graduation follow-up: graduates and
their employers are provided twelve months of follow-up assistance
to facilitate students’ successful transitions into the
labor market.
- Active partnership between government, labor,
business, education and the community.
JMG Goals are Designed
To:
- Improve the student’s employability
skills.
- Help the student develop and define career
goals and plans for the years immediately following graduation.
- Help the student to successfully complete
high school.
- Assist the student to develop confidence,
poise and a positive attitude.
- Assist the student to acquire skills to
successfully communicate with supervisors and coworkers.
- Stimulate the student’s initiative,
teamwork and leadership skills.
- Promote within the student respect for the
dignity of work.
- Assist the student to display a sense of
social responsibility and civic involvement.
- Assist the student to develop strong coping
and decision-making skills.
- Stimulate the student’s school spirit
and interest in school activities.
- Help the student develop a feeling of pride
in accomplishment.
- Provide opportunities for the student to
develop personal goals and evaluate their progress toward attaining
those goals.
JMG Management:
- JMG is jointly sponsored by the Governor’s
Office and the Office of Public Instruction and is administered
by the Department of Labor and Industry.
- A Board of Directors provides program over-site
and participates in on-going development. The Board represents
leaders from the private and public sectors. The Governor is chair
of the board and the Superintendent of Public Instruction is vice-chair.
- Jobs for Montana’s Graduates Foundation
Board secures additional funding to support JMG’s mission
and goals.
- A variety of funds support JMG, including
local, state, federal and private sector resources.
- JMG and JAG provide technical assistance
and training for local and state program staff. JAG also conducts
an on-site accreditation of all state affiliates.
- Local business leaders serve as active partners
in local program implementation.
- Local job specialists take full responsibility
for teaching JMG curriculum, assisting students in completing
outcome documents through a portfolio system and establishing
the Montana Career Association at each participating school.
Montana Career
Association:
A student managed organization to promote civic
and social awareness, leadership and teamwork skills, and to promote
decision-making and self-confidence.
Students plan a Program of Work with projects
in four areas:
- Career
- Civic
- Leadership
- Social
Student Conferences
Fall Leadership Conference
October 29, 2008
Red Colonial -
Helena, Montana
Two Competitive Events
Guest Speaker
Leadership Activities
Career Development
Conference
May 6-7, 2008
Billings Hotel & Convention
Center - Billings, Montana
Tuesday & Wednesday
Seventeen Competitive Events
Apprenticeship Rodeo
Scholarships
Marketing Vendors
Workshops
Pizza Party
Bowling, Golf, Swimming
Dance
(Note: Please see “Conferences/Workshops” section.)
Students
Served:
JMG serves approximately 800 students in 32
High Schools, 5 Middle Schools, 5 Alternative Schools and one “Out-of-School” program, Montana
Youth ChalleNGe in Dillon.
Montana Schools
Served - Program Year 2007-2008
High Schools
- Absarokee HS
- Billings Career Center HS
- Bridger HS
- Brockton HS
- Butte HS
- Cascade HS
- Columbia Falls HS
- Culbertson HS
- Dawson County HS, Glendive
- Dodson HS
- Dutton/Brady HS
- Fromberg HS
- Geyser HS
- Glasgow HS
- Granite HS, Philipsburg
- Jefferson HS, Boulder
- Havre HS
- Helena HS
- Helena Capital HS
- Judith Gap HS
- Lame Deer HS
- Lodge Grass HS
- Malta HS
- Nashua HS
- North Star HS, Rudyard
- Plains HS
- Poplar HS
- Powell County HS, Deer Lodge
- Roberts HS
- Scobey HS
- Whitefish HS
- Whitehall HS
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Middle Schools
- Absarokee MS
- Culbertson MS
- Jordan MS
- Plains MS
- Poplar MS
Alternative Schools
- Central Alternative HS, Libby
- Project for Alternative Learning (PAL), Helena
- Students United for New Success (SUNS), Havre
- Webster Garfield Alternative HS, Butte
- Whitefish Independent, Whitefish
Out-of-School Program
- Montana Youth ChalleNGe, Dillon
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