Linda Collins This is Me

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1. 1. Marion County Schools

   www.marionboe.com/index.asp?pr - [Cached]

   Published on: 3/3/2008   Last Visited: 3/3/2008

   Linda Collins Program Reform Facilitator

2. 2. www.timeswv.com

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   Published on: 6/14/2007   Last Visited: 6/14/2007

   "We've only been involved in HSTW for four years," said Linda Collins, HSTW coordinator for Marion County Schools.

3. 3. The Times West Virginian - ‘Passport project’ challenges students

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   Published on: 12/17/2006   Last Visited: 12/17/2006

   Linda Collins, program reform facilitator for the BOE, said the project will help ensure the students are prepared for work in the 21st century.
   
   "We're teaching students for a job market that is yet to be defined," Collins said. "We're preparing them for 21st-century competition."
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   That experience should give the students an idea of what career they want or don't want, Collins said.
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   While teachers are teaching and students are learning, Collins is gathering a pool of business people from any and all walks of life to help guide the class into graduation.
   
   "I have 900 students with 900 interests," Collins said.
   
   She's getting in touch with workers of any variety, whether they're a retail clerk or a doctor. She's looking for people willing to take an hour of their time to speak to a class about what they do, or invite a student or two to shadow them for a day as they do their jobs.
   
   "I know there's a wealth of people who could help if they knew what they could do," Collins said.
   
   If you are interested, Collins can be contacted by e-mail at lcollins@access.k12.wv.us, by phone at 657-7250, or she is based at the Barnes Alternative Learning Center.