1. 2009 Institute for Staff Development Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow Paid Internships (in challenging times) Charlie Katz, Director, AB Development, NAF Bernie Sheridan, Senior Director, Internship Development, NAF

2. Paid Internships (in challenging times) AGENDA Introductions “Old” Standards “Gold” Standards Got Internships? –Who has found them this summer? –What is working now? Stepping “Outside the Bun” –Creative ideas for retaining and growing internships in the Fall of 2009 and beyond Next steps Resources 2009 Institute for Staff Development Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

3. “OLD” Standards Paid internship position 6-10 weeks During the summer between the junior and senior years of high school Extension of the classroom Supervised Internship Toolkit Three Stakeholder Groups: Students, schools and employers Three Timeframes: Before, during and after 2009 Institute for Staff Development Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

4. “Gold” Standards #1: Internships are part of a continuum of work-based learning. #2: Internships are compensated. #3: Internships address education equity. #4: Internships are based on identified youth learning objectives. #5: Internship experiences align with academic learning. #6: Internships produce valuable work that furthers employers’ organizational goals. #7: All participants are prepared for and reflect upon internship experiences. #8: Systems are in place to support internship participants throughout the experience. #9: Internships are assessed against identified youth learning objectives. #10: Internships occur in safe and supportive environments. 2009 Institute for Staff Development Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

5. got internships? ? Who has found internships this summer? Where? How? What’s working now? Are all internships for the summer? Other ideas? 2009 Institute for Staff Development Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

6. Stepping “Outside the Bun” Where else can you look for internships? –Chamber of Commerce, Industry associations, Service organizations Changing “job” to “internship” Stipends/scholarships vs. paychecks (undocumented students) Advisory Board intern position Local / regional government positions Cross-selling between Academy themes 2009 Institute for Staff Development Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

7. Next Steps Start NOW! Corporate budget / calendar Internship Committee Post-internship recognition event Review the Internship Toolkit –www.nafconnect.org/advisoryboardswww.nafconnect.org/advisoryboards Employ an “Evolution of the Relationship” model 2009 Institute for Staff Development Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

8. “Evolution of the Relationship” Sequential steps : –Classroom presentations (an hour) –Job shadowing (a half-day) –Mentoring (once or twice a month) –Student conferences / internship preparation (full day) –Paid Internships (240 – 400 hours) “Let your business partners get used to the water, before you ask them to dive into the deep end” 2009 Institute for Staff Development Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

9. Resources www.nafconnect.org, Advisory Board tabwww.nafconnect.org The Internship Toolkit Bernie Sheridan –Bernie.sheridan@naf.orgBernie.sheridan@naf.org Charlie Katz –charlie@naf.orgcharlie@naf.org 2009 Institute for Staff Development Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

10. You Got Questions?... We got answers! 2009 Institute for Staff Development Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow