SPOKES Personal Attendance Contract

I______, with the help of my instructors, ______and______, agree to accomplish the following in my SPOKES Job Readiness Course:

  • Intrapersonal Skills (Believe in Yourself, Values, Ethics and Character, Communicating Assertively, Goal Setting, Time Management)
  • Interpersonal Skills(Substance Abuse, Managing Stress for Better Health, Parenting, Maintaining Balance in Family and Work, Personal Accountability, Money Management, Coping with Change, Problem Solving and Decision Making)
  • Communication(Communication Strategies, Listening for Understanding, Communicating with the Public/Customer Service, Controlling Anger, Dealing with Difficult Situations)
  • Employability Skills (The Job Search, Preparing for Employment Tests, Employment Portfolio, Interview skills that get the Job, Workplace Professionalism and Diversity, Working Productively, Keeping the Job you Find, Knowing your Rights in the Workplace, Workplace Ethics)
  • Vocational Training (Through The Customers Eyes - Part 1 Through The Customers Eyes – Part 2, Internet & Computing Core Certification (IC3), Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS), QuickBooks, Adobe (ACA))
  • Computer Literacy Training (Mousercise, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe II, Word, Outlook or MSN (e-mail, Internet), Publisher, and Job Readiness: Applied Mathematics, Locating Information, Reading for Information, Listening and Teamwork)

I agree to attend class regularly Monday through Friday, or a part of the week as described by the (class/county) SPOKES calendar and my Case Manager. The class hours will be a.m. to p.m., for a total of hours per week. If required, I agree to complete hours per week of job search and will give my instructor/CDC a completed Job Contact form at the end of each week.

I also understand that I am to treat the SPOKES classes as I would regular employment, I am to contact the instructors and my caseworker if I am going to be absent, if I will be arriving late, or if I will be leaving early. I further understand that any hours that are missed must be made-up in order for me to have satisfactorily completed the program. If at all possible, make-up hours will be made up in a reasonable manner. However, if absences exceed more than 3 hours per week, and the assigned lessons within a particular week are not made up, I may have to repeat that week(s) in its entirety.

Additionally, I understand the SPOKES class is considered a “tobacco-free” AND “drug-free” zone. Moreover, since the SPOKES programs are funded and operated through the Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs) or county boards of education, they follow the Legislative Rule #126CSR23 – Substance Abuse & Tobacco Control Policy. The instructor has emphasized with me that the SPOKES class IS a drug-free facility and I understand that repercussions could occur if I am found in non-compliance. If anytime during my participation in the SPOKES class, reasonable suspicion exists, I may be subject to questioning, disciplinary action or termination.

I understand that it is the right of each student in the SPOKES class to participate in an atmosphere that is conducive to learning. I also agree that it is my responsibility to participate in classroom discussions and activities, to complete all lessons, and take the required assessments in order to make the SPOKES classes beneficial. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in removal from this program.

Since the SPOKES class is a “job readiness” activity, the SPOKES experience requires that each participant determine a job related goal.

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Revised June 2017