Job OlympicsValerie Bradford

Teddi Gore Texarkana I.S.D.

What is this….?

Job Olympics provides students…

Motivation to learn job skills Motivation to improve social skills

Opportunities to form new friendships Experience with actual employers

Evaluations of personal employability skills

Opportunities to build self-confidence Opportunities to demonstrate job

responsibilities

Job Olympics Provides Teachers…

Goals and objectives for life survival skills

Motivational incentives to use with students

Hands on evaluations of individual student’s strengths and weakness.

Job Olympics Provides a Businesses…

Illustrations of student’s positive job skills

Development of positive relationships with teenagers

Illustrations of benefits of working with students

An opportunity to cooperatively facilitate the learning of employability

skills Positive working relationship with

schools

Job Olympics Levels

› adaptive level – severe› level 1- Moderate MR › level 2 – LD and ED

Judges Business owners

Parents

Student Council or Ready Set Teach Programs

An overview of the day Morning – Events Lunch Afternoon – Self advocacy training

Events

Events… Bed making Car detailing Folding towelsAuto Check Stocking Shelves Shredding Folding Pizza Boxes Pet Care Job Interview Food Prep Job Resume Nurses Aid Sim. Setting /Busing tables Kids Meals Child Care Sacking Groceries Phone Skills Recycling Vacuuming Flower Arranging

Keys to Success

Let everyone take part! All levels of ADL LD ED

Location?

Make the time work.

Make every student pick 5 events!

Why not invite Alumni?

Success Adults Administrators Press- releases are signed before

anyone leaves the school. Partnership with other schools

Contact Valerie Bradford

› Texas High School› 4001 Summerhill RD› Texarkana, TX 75501› (903) 794-3891 x 2042› bradfordv@txkisd.net