"PAES lab jobs within a mixed 'World of Work' curriculum prepared our seniors for internship placement in areas beyond any single instructor's expertise."
— Jessica Dagel, Work-Based Learning Coordinator (from supervisor testimonial on worklifeready.com; to be re-confirmed for publication)
At a glance
- Setting: Iowa public school district, work-based learning program
- PAES in place since: TBC
- Program role: Senior-year transition experience inside a mixed World of Work curriculum
- Outcome markers: Internship placement readiness, vocational exposure beyond single-instructor expertise
The challenge
By their senior year, Ankeny's students had cycled through a mixed World of Work curriculum. But the final piece of the picture, what the student would actually do in an internship placement, was the hardest to evidence. Instructor expertise covered only so many vocational domains. Students graduated without a clean way to match their capabilities to the breadth of placements available. [Fuller challenge from Jessica's interview.]
The implementation
[Confirm with Jessica: grade levels using PAES, how it integrates with the existing World of Work curriculum, which vocational areas get most use, staff trained, and tools used.]
The outcome
For students: [Named senior-year examples from Jessica: a student whose internship placement was shaped by PAES data, a student who discovered a vocational direction they had not considered.]
For supervisors: PAES extends what a single teacher can deliver. Jessica's program can credibly assess across five vocational areas because the assessment does not depend on the instructor being expert in every area.
For the program: [Program outcomes from Jessica: placement rates, employer feedback, family response, district-level interest in replication.]
What's next
[Jessica to confirm: plans for continued use, any Iowa-network referrals, curriculum integration evolution.]
Book a 30-minute demo with your regional rep
See how PAES would fit in a setting like yours. No pressure, no commitment.