New Job Shadowing Partnership
JA & MNPS to collaborate

New things are happening with our Job Shadow Program. While students from Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools have participated for several years, JA is partnering with MNPS to make this a more powerful program for students.

Currently, several MNPS high schools are in the process of establishing career academies. The purpose of these academies is to prepare Nashville students for college and career; to provide relevant, rigorous, and engaging coursework; and to help students explore various careers, learn critical 21^st century skills and graduate from high school better prepared for college, career and life.

Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee and MNPS are partnering together for Job Shadow this school year. Antioch High School and Glencliff High School have been identified to pilot the program for the first year. MNPS's involvement will mean job shadowing is now incorporated into their curriculum, and teachers will work in depth with students to prepare them for the day. Participating career academies include Health, Business, STEM, Hospitality, and Human Services.

This year we were able to accommodate all school requests for student participation. JA would like to thank the following companies for their partnership in this initiative: AT&T, Bridgestone Americas, Caterpillar Financial Services, Deloitte, Federal Reserve Bank, Ford Motor Company, Loew's Vanderbilt Hotel, Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville Airport Marriott, Pepsi Bottling Group, Qualifacts Systems, Renaissance Nashville Hotel, Southern Hills Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Wright Travel.