District 200 High School Internship Program

The District 200 High School Internship Program

What is the Internship Program?
Community Unit School District 200 provides diploma credit for students who work in the community as part of the High School Internship Program. This program enables all students to work with local community service and business organizations to gain valuable on-the-job experience. By volunteering time on a weekly basis, the student receives the following:

•	A meaningful one-semester internship which is defined by a comprehensive "position description" and tasks which are correlated with skills and competencies.
•	A thorough "performance appraisal" from the intern supervisor and the high school liaison every six weeks.
•	A portfolio describing the internship, the correlation with the skills and competencies, and the final performance appraisal, suitable for attachment to college applications and/or job applications.
•	Credit equal to any course. The student may choose either intermediate or advanced grade points (90 hours/semester earns intermediate grade points, and 120 hours earns advanced grade points).
•	Outstanding career exploration and career training before making financial commitments to colleges or trade schools.

What are the Benefits?
Businesses have the opportunity to work with students who care about their community and can be partners in teaching students the skills and competencies needed for their futures. They can also gain workers with new ideas and fresh talents.

Parents gain additional support in helping their children make sound career decisions.

The Community gains a potential pool of productive, quality workers comfortable with local businesses.

What are the Responsibilities Associated with an Internship?

Intern

•	Agrees to serve in a general capacity as an intern at the agreed upon site, after conferring with counselor and program coordinator.
•	Prepares resumé and letter of introduction.
•	Agrees to learning objectives and duties.
•	Reports to site for the agreed upon dates and times.
•	Adheres to District 200 attendance and dress code policies.
•	Notifies supervisor of absences before scheduled time of arrival.
•	Demonstrates responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, honesty, common sense, and problem solving skills.
•	Completes and submits weekly timesheet/journal evaluation and end-of-semester projects.

Business Internship Supervisor

•	Serves in the general capacity of a mentor/supervisor and develops list of duties and responsibilities with Intern.
•	Assists intern in attaining a measure of success in the program.
•	Evaluates the performance of the intern during the assignment.

High School Internship Coordinator

•	Meets with candidates to determine areas of interest.
•	Assists intern candidate with resume and letter of introduction.
•	Secures appropriate internship site and sets forth specific learning objectives.
•	Provides evaluation form for supervisor to evaluate progress of intern.
•	Provides weekly timesheet/journal evaluation sheets for intern.

Responsibilities may be added and/or deleted at the discretion of the supervisor and coordinator.

What are the Attendance Requirements?
Consistent attendance is critical and expected. Inconsistent attendance will result in withdrawal and failing grade.

What Credits are Earned?

•	.5 Carnegie Units Per Semester.
•	Intermediate or Advanced Level Credit.
•	Students may enroll for a total of two semesters. (Juniors and Seniors only.)

How are Grades Determined?

•	50% Evaluation from Internship Supervisor.
•	50% Evaluation from internship Coordinator.

Past Internships
District 200 students have held intercepts in the following business and government offices:

•	DuPage County State's Attorney Office — Assistant to Public Relations Director
•	DuPage County Sheriff's — Office Deputy's Assistant
•	Civil Engineering Businesses — Drafting & Engineering Interns
•	Medical — Emergency Room Assistant at Central DuPage Hospital
•	Law Offices — Clerical Assistant
•	Veterinary Clinic — Veterinary Lab Assistant

For additional information, to add your name to our intern selections list, or to register your student in the internship program, please contact:

Wheaton Warrenville South High School
1993 Tiger Trail
Wheaton, IL 60187
Evelyn Spagnuolo, Internship Coordinator
Phone: (630) 682-2134/2120

Wheaton North High School
One Falcon Way
Wheaton, IL 60187
Karen Saad, Internship Coordinator
Phone: (630) 682-2394/2140