High School Job and Business Programs to Save for College
1. Getting a job and making money
out of High School to save and go
to College.
The Problem……
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2. Getting a job and
making money out of
High School to save and
go to College.
High Schools develop
job boards for students
right out of high school.
Counselors work with
students to facilitate
finding jobs for students
who are known to be
going on this path.
High Schools partner
with businesses and
community .
Job fairs at High Schools
for those who are not
going to college.
High school has a four year
New Business class – at the
end of which students will
have started their own
businesses.
Working with the High
Schools
Improve search skills
Classes
Improve self marketing skills
Resume building classes
Networking Skills classes
Improve d interviewing
techniques classes
Improved presentation skills
Learning the online job
posting market for gigs:
sologigs, odesk, elance,
etc.
3. Bank for college
program
friendlier for
parents/students
Students work overseas (like
peace corps) but for high school
grads – where colleges courses
are included in the overseas
work.
Getting a job and
making money out of
High School to save and
go to College.
Business/College
partnerships.
Working with the
Colleges
Colleges develop
work/school programs ½
time school, ½ time work –
this includes small
stipend, room , board and
classes for work.
College is open
to everyone –
food and board
included.
Students of
Alumni $$ breaks
Pay it after schooling – % pay
to colleges
Pay it forward schooling –
after graduating and job %
goes to new students
Classes for
surveys, participating in beta
tests of school products, etc/
4. Development of
apprenticeship/work
program with part of pay
going directly into a college
fund - government guarantee
(protection from business
abuse/fraud).
Businesses get tax or
together breaks for
participating in the above
program.
Business/College
partnerships.
A day each week set aside by businesses to hire –
so students know where and when to go for a job
application.
Working with the
Businesses
Getting a job and
making money out of
High School to save and
go to College.
Business open houses
specifically for high school
grads – not on the way to
college.
Start your own community
business loan programs for
students right out of high
school business leaders as
guides.
5. Getting a job and
making money out of
High School to save and
go to College.
Green projects /jobs–
sponsored by
cities, community groups etc
to develop urban
sustainability through
working on urban
farms, inner city
permaculture development
programs – credit toward
college.
Working with Communities &
Government
Pay it forward work – you
got a job now you give a job
Literacy foundation –
program that pay to get
people out to the low
literacy areas - $$ toward
college.
Linked working – for every
hour work, one hour of
college guaranteed.
Changing the atmosphere -
Communities realign how they look at
high school versus college grads – hire
based on ability not a piece of paper
Develop a program like the 1930’s Civilian
Conservation Corps
Online Community – sharing
ideas/work projects- ½
money goes into escrow
toward college.
Military develops
work/School program
through the reserves or
regular homeland services.
2/4; 2-3 weekends a month
to week of school.
Religious organizations volunteer programs
(for those with a religious leaning) to
include college courses, along with the
room, board, and small stipend normally
provided.
6. Getting a job and
making money out of
High School to save and
go to College.
What Else?
Walkabout billboard -
Billboard your skills and walk
the streets
Trade for education
Door to door person to
person marketing – ask
someone! Ask 25 people a
day.
Multiple jobs instead of one.
Craig's list HS Only job
postings
Simple Posts / Matching – “I
need” matching with “I can”
Get out on the streets and
sell one idea Why work model? Paid to go
to college.
Pay what you can schooling
Why do I need a job? NO job
– just win the lottery silly!
Then can pay for school!
Mental heath support –
emotional skills to adapt to
finding job/school solutions
Need to know what’s
available to focus search
Mentoring – partnering
students with individuals.
Need to understand how to
dress, act “what is a
professional attitude” for
each potential work
environment.
Student Kiosk businesses.
Debt forgiveness on
graduation
Cash for ideas!
Ideas for
credit.
EBay education site
7. – Business leaders
– Government employees/political leaders
– Retired people
– People in retirement homes/hospitals
• Partnering students with people who have
“been there” and are “connected” to navigate
the job/school scenarios, give guidance and
emotional support.
8. • High School developed four year class which teaches students how to develop and run a business.
• By senior year all students will have started their own businesses (either by themselves or together.) and
run it for 6 months.
• High schools work with banks, angels invenstors, and business to fund the start-ups. Matching investors to
businesses.
• % of profits go to college fund.
• This allows the students to have a way to be gainfully employed with money towards college if they
choose. Should they choose not to go to college afterall, their “college funds” will be invested in the next
round of student start-ups.
• Turn of investment to be included but low percent.
• Win/win scenario – for investors and students.
9. Develop a program like the 1930’s Civilian
Conservation Corps
• The 1930’s Civilian Conservation Corps was a program
developed in the depression era of the United States. It
provided paid work for millions of unemployed and often
“unskilled” individuals on government projects of
conservation and infrastructure (roads, etc) while teaching
skills and bolstering feelings of self work during that very
difficult time.
• So…This program would provide food, lodging, small stipend
and, money towards college – It would include learning skills, automatic
savings toward college, and public benefit through road
maintenance, etc.