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ROP Student Ambassador Program Let’s Get Started!

ROP Student Ambassador Program Let’s Get Started!. Presented by Jan Heying Heying and Associates February 13, 2008. Why Have a Student Ambassador Program?. To inform all students about the benefits of taking ROP classes

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ROP Student Ambassador Program Let’s Get Started!

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  1. ROP Student Ambassador ProgramLet’s Get Started! Presented by Jan Heying Heying and Associates February 13, 2008

  2. Why Have a Student Ambassador Program? • To inform all students about the benefits of taking ROP classes • To provide a real-world opportunity for current ROP students to develop leadership skills • To raise the level of awareness about ROP amongst other key audiences (counselors, parents, businesses)

  3. The #1 Reason: According to Focus Group Results: Students react to and retain information best from their peers

  4. Site Supervisor Guidelines:What is their Role? • To garner “buy-in” from site administrators to support the program • Training assistance • Identify projects for the year • Assessment

  5. Student Ambassadors:Why should they participate? • Certificate designating them as an “Official Student Ambassador of ROP” • Resume builder • Participate in recognition events held annually • Extra credit • Help other students benefit from learning about ROP

  6. Student Ambassadors:How to get students involved • Develop a flyer about the program and hand it out in all ROP classes • Hold an informational meeting with ROP students in each industry sector • Selection process

  7. Student Ambassadors:What is their role? Can include: • Visits to 9th and 10th grade English classes each Spring • Middle School visits to 8th graders prior to or with counselors • Open House hosts/meetings with administrators

  8. Top 10 Ways to Quick-Start Your Own Program

  9. # 1 – Leadership • Identify a teacher/counselor who understands the importance of the program • Share with them the information garnered through the student focus groups • Select the coordinator

  10. # 2 – Approval • Set up a meeting with your site administrator and/or counseling office to gain buy-in and approval for the program • Take a student with you!

  11. # 3 - Recruitment • Develop a flyer that can be handed out in all ROP classes (juniors and seniors) to explain program • Offer an “informational” meeting to answer questions and hand out application forms

  12. # 4 – Activities • Develop a list of activities based on site priorities in which the ambassadors can become involved, such as: • Speaking to 9th and 10th graders prior to them filling out their course requesters for the next year • Visiting feeder middle schools to explain about ROP offerings at the high school

  13. # 5 - Selection • Once students are identified for each activity, have teachers review the applications and select the first class of ambassadors • The number needed will be based on the project priority list developed by and for each individual site

  14. # 6 - Messaging • Develop “key messages” that students need to learn to articulate either in a group or one-on-one when talking about ROP

  15. # 7 - Training • Develop a training program to allow students to role-play with each other • what to say, what questions might be asked, etc. • Practice, practice, practice!!!

  16. # 8 - Flyers • Develop a hand-out that ambassadors can give to high school students they speak to about ROP • Distribute flyers to 8th graders in their articulation packets in the summer

  17. # 9 – Assessment • Conduct a meeting after each project is completed to get feedback from students as to what went well and what could be improved

  18. # 10 – Recognition • At the end of the year, get all the ambassadors together for a big THANK YOU event • pizza, ice cream or cookies • Hand out certificates of appreciation and begin priority list for next year!

  19. ……..AND NOW, MAKE IT EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER FOR 09!

  20. Who Else Runs Student Ambassador Programs? • L.A. Unified School District • High Schools • Colleges • Volunteer Programs • Professional Organizations

  21. Potential Partners and Research Links • Junior Assembly • www.jasandiego.org • Volunteer San Diego • www.volunteersandiego.com • Mira Costa College • www.miracosta.cc.ca.us • Berkeley City College • http://berkeley.peralta.edu • BBB • www.sandiego.bbb.org

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