Public Product
A presentation to school administration obtaining permission for this permanent, school-wide initiative
Dress to Impress
How can we provide professional interview clothing to JAG students so they can be more successful interviewing and entering the workforce?
Competencies
Level 1: A1
Level 2: C17-C19, E30, F33-F36
Level 3: B7,B9,B13,E26,E27,E28
Project Overview
Making It Your Own
What adjustments did you make? How did you assess student learning? What worked really well?
Project Summary
JAG students--and all high school students--face a challenge of having professional clothing. As costs rise, professional clothing becomes a greater expense, yet no less important. Many schools already have (or have resources to) clothing for low-income students, but these resources typically provide school clothing, not professional clothing for interviewing. This project allows that resource to expand to professional clothing. At MVHS, the JAG class took on the project of accepting clothing donations of professional clothing and obtaining vouchers in return for that clothing so that any JAG student (low income or not) and other low income students within the school could obtain professional clothing from that resource for free. While learning about non-profits and clothing donations, the class also learns about dressing professionally at level 3: clothing styles, fit and acceptable wear..