Dear Parent/Guardian

The Professional and Community Experience (PaCE) Program welcomes you as an important member of the PaCE school-to-career partnership where school, parents, students, and business professionals work together to help your student—the youth of Fremont County—explore career options and achieve training, skills, and experience.

Your son/daughter recently shared with you the PaCE Program Handbook, which explained your responsibilities as a parent, as well as the responsibilities of your student, the PaCE Director, and work supervisors. Your student signed the PaCE Code of Ethics and Supplemental Agreement contained in the handbook, which should demonstrate for you the high values, and professionalism that is expected of each student. Please take time to explore what the PaCE program is all about by reading the handbook.

One of the requirements of the Professional and Community Experience school-to-career program at Cañon City High School is attendance at PaCE seminars. These seminars are held every Monday from 10:45-11:25. The PaCE Director and/or guest speakers from the community share work and career information that is directly pertinent to ALL students during this time. Seminar time is also used for weekly record-keeping and problem-solving time for PaCE students. Please remind your student of this commitment and note that students are allowed only one general per quarter.

Grading guidelines for the PaCE program are included in the program handbook. While there are only six requirements, all are required in order to earn school credit for working. These requirements include: 1) attendance at weekly seminar, 2) employer work evaluations, 3) student self-evaluations, 4) a training plan, 5) one time sheet per week, and 6) satisfactory completion of all assignments. Likewise, each student must abide the PaCE Code of Ethics, Training Agreement, and Supplemental agreement in order to earn credit.

Getting involved with your student is a key to helping them complete this experience successfully. The students are learning responsibility and commitment to both their employer and their education. Your support in fostering this commitment is critical. Get involved by taking an interest in their participation in the PaCE program—truly make this experience positive by making it a true partnership effort!

Sincerely

Mike Ortega, PaCE Director