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Sponsors

Sponsors - please complete the Sponsor Commitment Form

If you are on this page you have probably been asked to be a Sponsor for a senior student at Scarsdale high school. The student has requested that you fill out the form above.

Please take some time to fill out and submit the form online. We thank you in advance for helping with our program by working with our students.

Basic Overview of the Program

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Starting in May, the student will complete a 6-week unpaid internship:

 

  • The student must work with or under the supervision of the Sponsor at your business/workplace (you) for 30 hrs a week for 5 days each week.  The main goal is to have students be exposed to how a business runs and/or to expose them to how a workplace is conducted. Students are not allowed to work on their own or left to work independently without their sponsor present.  This is meant to be an active learning experience and not a work/job replacement.  
  • The student can be assigned any work needed of them by their sponsor as long as the sponsor is actively present with them.
  • We limit interns to up to 2 SHS students per Sponsor/active adult employee, except for teachers, where it is limited to 1 student per teacher.
  • The student will meet with his/her mentor (teacher) once a week to discuss the internship.
  • By the end of the 6-week period, the student will create a presentation regarding their internship to his/her mentor, parents, peers and in some cases sponsors.

Sponsor Roles & Responsibilities

SPONSOR’S ROLE in a workplace internship

As students approach you to be a sponsor:

  • You must have a business or work at a workplace full time. 
  • This is a complete unpaid internship. Students cannot receive any monetary exchange whatsoever. 
  • Be aware that this is an experiential, yet still academic, requirement for graduation. Students are not a source of free labor.  We limit interns to up to 2 students per Sponsor/active adult employee. For schools, this is limited to 1 student per teacher.
  • Make sure they understand their potential responsibilities to you as well as yours to them.  
  • Specifically, explain what you will let them do, and what you won’t.
  • Tell students what opportunities are available to complete their internship, to travel, to work independently, to be your shadow, to work with on site teams… etc.
  • Tell them how much menial labor they may have to contribute. Verify you can provide the amount of time and the appropriate work a student needs. Be sure you understand the time requirements and your obligation to accurately hold them accountable.
  • Be clear on expectations regarding students’ performance, demeanor, attire, etc.
  • Be aware that some students may have obligations such as athletics and Advanced Placement Examinations that limit the hours or days available for their participation; students should be aware of and plan for these conflicts long before Senior Options begins. Advanced Placement obligations may reduce the number of hours required by the student to complete each week.
  • Please tell students if you would like to be placed in our database (if you are not already) to sponsor future seniors.
  • If and when you agree to work with a student you will be given a contractual agreement (sponsor registration signature form) to sign verifying that you will not only work with them during their internship but that you will also help them plan their internship.   

 

As students plan their internship and write their proposals:

  • Work with students in the design of their internship goals and help students make good decisions about the design of their proposal.
  • Ask students to send you a copy of their final proposal.
  • Student MUST work with you the sponsor or under someone's supervision at your facility 5 days a week for 30 hours a week. At the end they must reach BOTH 174 hours AND 29 days worked to complete their internship 

 

During Senior Options:

  • Actively supervise and interact with your senior(s), and give them your active guidance and supervision as discussed in the proposal. Students can NOT be sent home to do work or work while you are away/out. The sponsor must be around at all times.  
  • As appropriate, contact the student’s mentor at Scarsdale High School to discuss progress and problems, or to address questions about the internship.
  • Provide assistance as students prepare their culminating presentations. You may attend these presentations, if you wish.
  • If you need other assistance, contact José Lamela, Senior Options Coordinator (914-722-2814) or jlamela@scarsdaleschools.org.

 

For those working in a school setting:

  • The student/intern is allowed to complete all/any tasks permitted by law within the classroom (ie: student can help teach with teacher supervision, but cannot teach without the teacher present).
  • The student/intern may help out in extra classes (art, music, Spanish, PE, etc) if that is approved by the teacher teaching the other class.  

 

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Students are covered by a multi-million dollar Board of Education Insurance Policy.
  • Students are responsible for costs and transportation arrangements.
  • District Policy strictly forbids acceptance of financial remuneration for school credit.