630 Seniors in the Wichita Falls Independent School District Will Graduate with a National Career Readiness Certificate
Wichita Falls, TX, February 02, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Work Hard-Work Smart is proud to announce that 630 high school seniors in the Wichita Falls Independent School District will graduate with a high school diploma and a nationally recognized certification, the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC). The Wichita Falls Independent School District’s administration is the reason this opportunity was made possible for the students by allowing them to take their NCRC assessment during class time last November. This allowed every student a free, convenient opportunity to take the assessment. “Our school district is always looking for ways to better prepare our students to become productive, working members of the community, and this Chamber initiative seemed like another great way to do so,” says Dr. George Kazanas, Superintendent for Wichita Falls Independent School District.
With 63 employers in Wichita County recommending the National Career Readiness Certificate, these graduating seniors will be able to utilize their NCRC right here in Wichita Falls. “I am excited about the success the NCRC will bring our graduating seniors,” says Denise Williams, Director of Assessment at Wichita Falls Independent School District, “Many of our seniors will be joining the workforce after high school or looking for a job to help pay for their college tuition, and the NCRC will help them have an edge on their competition when applying for these jobs.”
Out of the 690 students who took the assessment from Harrell, Hirschi, Rider and Wichita Falls High School, 630 received their NCRC (approximately 91%). The NCRC certificate is categorized into four levels: bronze (lowest), silver, gold and platinum (highest). The seniors took a total of three assessments: applied mathematics, locating information and reading for information. Each of these assessments was scored and assigned a level, and the student received an overall certificate level resulting of their lowest score. The majority of the certificate recipients in the WFISD earned a silver certificate (409 students), followed by gold certificates (136 students), then bronze (84 students) and one platinum certificate. Any student who would like to reassess or take the initial assessment can do so by contacting the Work Hard-Work Smart office. “The students really put an effort into their assessments, and the results are a testament to this,” says Denise Williams.
“We really enjoyed working with the Wichita Falls Independent School District,” says Teea Reed, Director for Work Hard-Work Smart, “The administration, faculty and students are all really supportive of our program and our goal of being a work-ready county for job attraction, job creation and entrepreneurship.”
The Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been preparing for the Work Hard-Work Smart initiative for over 18 months now. “We are excited to watch all of our planning implemented,” says Michael Paris, Vice President for Workforce Development at the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce and Industry, “Wichita County is well on its way to becoming a work-ready community, and this is due to the support of our stakeholders like Wichita Falls Independent School District and their support.”
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With 63 employers in Wichita County recommending the National Career Readiness Certificate, these graduating seniors will be able to utilize their NCRC right here in Wichita Falls. “I am excited about the success the NCRC will bring our graduating seniors,” says Denise Williams, Director of Assessment at Wichita Falls Independent School District, “Many of our seniors will be joining the workforce after high school or looking for a job to help pay for their college tuition, and the NCRC will help them have an edge on their competition when applying for these jobs.”
Out of the 690 students who took the assessment from Harrell, Hirschi, Rider and Wichita Falls High School, 630 received their NCRC (approximately 91%). The NCRC certificate is categorized into four levels: bronze (lowest), silver, gold and platinum (highest). The seniors took a total of three assessments: applied mathematics, locating information and reading for information. Each of these assessments was scored and assigned a level, and the student received an overall certificate level resulting of their lowest score. The majority of the certificate recipients in the WFISD earned a silver certificate (409 students), followed by gold certificates (136 students), then bronze (84 students) and one platinum certificate. Any student who would like to reassess or take the initial assessment can do so by contacting the Work Hard-Work Smart office. “The students really put an effort into their assessments, and the results are a testament to this,” says Denise Williams.
“We really enjoyed working with the Wichita Falls Independent School District,” says Teea Reed, Director for Work Hard-Work Smart, “The administration, faculty and students are all really supportive of our program and our goal of being a work-ready county for job attraction, job creation and entrepreneurship.”
The Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been preparing for the Work Hard-Work Smart initiative for over 18 months now. “We are excited to watch all of our planning implemented,” says Michael Paris, Vice President for Workforce Development at the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce and Industry, “Wichita County is well on its way to becoming a work-ready community, and this is due to the support of our stakeholders like Wichita Falls Independent School District and their support.”
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