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Cherokee High School, Business Team Up For Teacher In Industry Project

The project, sponsored by the Georgia Department of Education and the Governor's Office of Workforce Development, gives educators on-site experience with employers where their students might be placed for work-based learning experiences.

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Cherokee High School and a local business recently partnered to participate in the statewide Teachers in Industry project.

Sponsored by the Georgia Department of Education and the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development, the project’s goal is to give teachers on-site experience with employers where their students might be placed for work-based learning experiences. 

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All Cherokee County School District high schools offer Work Based Learning opportunities for students, who earn elective credit for employment in jobs relevant to their plans for post-secondary study and future careers; students also are given schedule flexibility to exit school early in order to do this work. 

Teacher Susanne McCardle, the career pathway facilitator at Cherokee High School, recently completed the project’s 20-hour on-site work requirement at Technical Resource Solutions in downtown Canton. 

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Arlene Dickerson, co-owner of the company, which offers a variety of business services including computer support, website design/development and computer training, served as her mentor. During her time there, McCardle developed a schedule of computer classes to be offered at the company’s on-site training center, which is posted on its website at www.technicalrs.com

Technical Resource Solutions not only supports Cherokee High by offering students employment opportunities, it also participates through the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce’s Partnership in Education program, illustrated by the many hours the company has donated to website maintenance for the school’s athletics program.


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