Regional Advisory Councils
Building relationships between business and education is key to enhanced learning experiences for our future workforce. Regional Advisory Councils will give support and guidance to school districts in order for them to form Advisory Board at the district level and promote communications of best practices.

• About the Councils
  
• Invitation To Participate
  
• Minutes of Meetings
  
• Membership List
  
• Creating Local Industry Advisory Boards
  
• Information Request Form
  

Kids' Educational Site
Learn about what people do at work and how they make our world a better place. Just click on the job that interests you:

Long Island Colleges
A list of Long Island Colleges and Universities on the web.

Occupational Trends from the NYS Department of Labor
The NY State Dept. of Labor Division of Research & Statistics provides labor market information, such as wage, employment and unemployment data, occupational projections, career development tools and job listings, tailored to the needs of Long Islanders

Kids and Jobs
This site, developed by the Public Television Outreach Alliance (PTOA), is for teens, parents and educators who want to find out how together we can contribute to the world of work with "New Century " careers

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Provides career exploration for elementary students based on their favorite school subjects. Each career listing includes details such as what the work entails, how many jobs there are, preparing for the job, average pay scale, and professional associations to contact for more information.

Career Key
An inventory to help people make sound career decisions, including a personality quiz, jobs that match your personality and the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

New Directions
Information and some interesting self-assessments for teachers and parents.

eXploring Ca
A lot of practical information about job searches

Business Associations
A list of Long Island's major Business Associations and Networking Groups.

Long Island: Your Future is Here
This video will give middle and high school students an overview of the high growth industries on Long Island. The video will highlight the diversity of jobs within the industries and the skills required in each field. The film will be available to guidance counselors and parents. Future plans include distribution to schools, Libraries and Video rental stores.

• About the video
  
• Brochure about the video
  
• Information Request Form
  
• Background of Project Long Island
  
• Long Island: Your Future is Here
  This exciting and dynamic site offers fun and useful information about the LIA's video, Long Island:Your Future is Here

BIZKIDS
BIZKIDZ is called "Career Support for the Young Performer,"

Parents checklist for school-to-careers involvemen
Involvement in school-to-careers activities and career guidance is important to improving student achievement. Continued participation in the development of career awareness from kindergarten through High School ensures your child's success. The following checklist provides suggestions for home and school:

Tips for parents of middle and high school student
Here are 20 ways in which parents and families of middle and high school students can get involved in the development of career awareness:

Tips for parents of elementary school students
Here are 20 ways in which parents and families of middle and high school students can get involved in the development of career awareness:

SCORE
Helping kids succeed in school and life

Call to Parents
As parents, we need to help our teens identify their interests. Once we identify a teen's passions, we can help teens connect those passions to real jobs in the real world.

Parent Survey
We are working on ways to reach the parent community and are looking for your input

1. What would be helpful to you in directing your child's careeer search?
2. How would you like this information presented? (web, newsletter, pta presentations, etc.)

Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement has a commitment to Long Island--to develop and grow the community. Our path is through the cultivation of young minds and hearts via the Junior Achievement school program. These programs are taught by business professionals from the community who take time during the day to work with children. We are a not-for-profit organization that effects the quality of children's lives by preparing them to enter the workforce with skills, confidence and foundation necessary to thrive. The JA programs not only positively effect children, but schools, communities and industry on Long Island and all over the world.

DO YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN LIVING HOME FOREVER?
The Long Island Works Coalition is dedicated to bringing together parents, educators, businesses and students to ensure our students have the preparation skills they need and career options to be successful in an ever-changing world. Parents are the best teachers of their children, and this presentation will look at trends in the workplace and ways to prepare children for their future. How do we prepare them? The Long Island Works Coalition is offering free parent seminars to parents of children in kindergarten through grade 12. These seminars will be offered to PTA's, public libraries, and during lunchtime at businesses. The parent presentations can be customized to any audience and are flexible in length of time, averaging 20 minutes to an hour. Contact Tonya Patterson at the Long Island Works Coalition, 631-4LI-Works to schedule a parent presentation or to learn more about one. Also, please visit our website at www.liworks.org to learn more about the Long Island Works Coalition.

More Information from the NYS Department of Labor: Highest Paying Jobs on Long Island
The NY State Dept. of Labor Division of Research & Statistics provides labor market information, such as wage, employment and unemployment data, occupational projections, career development tools and job listings, tailored to the needs of Long Islanders

CareerZone
CareerZone is a career exploration system that was designed for middle and high school students by the New York State Department of Labor with a grant from the United States Department of Labor. The CareerZone Homepage is hosted by the eXploring Careers group at Cornell University. CareerZone provides information for 974 occupations from the new O*NET Database. O*NET is the electronic replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Click here for more information on O*NET. (hyperlink to O*NET online) CareerZone also provides: 1. an interactive portfolio for middle and high school students 2. access to 200 career videos 3. an online resume builder, 4. a link to New York State educational programs through the NYS Mentor System 5. a link to jobs in America’s Job Bank

L.I.'s Economy Link
This site provides economic upates concerning Long Island's economy with information provided by Dr. Pearl Kamer, Chief Economist for the Long Island Association.

Help Teach Young Consumers Financial Survival
TFCU is co-sponsoring a National Endowment for Financial Education high school program and we're making materials available free to any school district. Following is an article that will run in our July newsletter, which goes to 100,000 members. No one would recommend that a new driver get behind the wheel without training. The responsibility of operating a car and the consequences of making a mistake are too great. Yet, we put money in the hands of children and teenagers without guidance about how to use it responsibly and how to maintain control. Consider these U.S. figures: The average 12- to 18-year-old has an estimated $50 a week to spend. Only half of youths aged 16 to 22 save money regularly. The average credit union member between the ages of 18 and 24 carries $3,300 in credit card debt. More than one million American adults filed for bankruptcy in 1999. Now credit unions are helping attack the problem of youthful financial ignorance by sponsoring the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program (HSFPP). The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) provides HSFPP instructors'manuals and student workbooks as a public service. These free materials comprise a kind of "driver's education" for young consumers. As few as 10 hours of instruction can show teenagers how to set financial goals; make education and career decisions; manage income, spending, saving, credit, and insurance; and develop a personal financial plan. Credit unions have a historical Commitment to promoting thrift among members,and TFCU is no exception. In coming months, we'll be telling teachers how the program can reinforce concepts they're teaching in their math, business, economics, social studies, and consumer science courses. "Many high school teachers would love to use the High School Financial Planning Program to show their students the practical value of what they're studying in school, but many don't feel qualified to teach basic financial planning," says Philip Heckman, director of youth outreach for Credit Union National Association, the national credit union trade association. "Credit union executives with an interest in helping teenagers learn financial survival skills would make excellent team teachers."

Terryville Career Day/K-1
On April 12, 2000, the kindergarten and first grade students of the Terryville Elementary School of Port Jefferson Station shared an exciting day-long workshop with community business leaders exploring career opportunities and learning how educational skills relate to career success. Through the efforts of Mrs. Regina Stewart and Ms. Katina Ullo, and a grant from the Mid-East Suffolk Teacher’s Center, these young people embarked on the project, “What Will I Be When I Grow Up?” CONTACT: Carl Fraser – 631-474-8116

Office of Workforce Preparation and Continuing Education
The Office of Workforce Preparation and Continuing Education's World Wide Web site contains current resources on BTEA, JTPA, adult literacy and family education, GED testing, School-to-Work, curriculum and assessment, Tech Prep and civil rights and eqity. The website also contains timely news and materials on federal and state legislation, grants, RFPs, monitoring and links to other sites around the country. You can subscribe by sending an e-mail message to: listserv@unix10.nysed.gov with the following command in the body of your e-mail message: subscribeNYWORKyour name.

Information from the NYS Department of Labor: Most Openings
The NY State Dept. of Labor Division of Research & Statistics provides labor market information, such as wage, employment and unemployment data, occupational projections, career development tools and job listings, tailored to the needs of Long Islanders

School to Work Transition Services for High School Sudents with Disabilities
This site provides information on services to students with disabilities who are transitioning from school to work. A variety of services are available to enable students to achieve maximum success after completing secondary education.