The Work Readiness Academy
March 2023 Newsletter
Director's Message
Below is a recap of some highlights from the month of March at the Work Readiness Academy. Other important updates will still be sent out via email or letters home with your child.
We wish you all an enjoyable Spring recess beginning on Friday, April 7th. Please make sure to let us know if your child will not be here any days next week.
Sincerely,
Josh Bornstein
Director at the UCESC Work Readiness Academy
Upcoming Dates
Friday, April 7, 2023 - WRA Closed (first day of Spring recess)
Monday, April 17, 2023 - WRA Reopens
Student Absences, Late Arrivals & Early Dismissals
District Feedback Survey
The Work Readiness Academy is dedicated to providing your child with an excellent educational experience. In order to ensure our school is meeting your needs and to identify areas where we could potentially address unmet needs, we have developed a feedback survey. We would greatly appreciate you taking 10-15 minutes of your time to provide us with your valuable insights. Your input will be vital as we ensure that we continue to provide the services that make us strong and work to improve in areas that need our attention.
You can access the survey at the following link: https://forms.gle/B3wHmCqCWfnHyUfR6
Thank you for trusting us with your child's education!
WRA Student of the Month
Congratulations Bre!
Staff Spotlight
Name: Karen Yoon
Position: Paraprofessional (Part-Time)
Years with UCESC: 1; This is Karen's first year with the WRA!
Interests/Hobbies: Spending time with family, relaxing and catching up with her favorite TV shows.
Quote to Live By: "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless" - Mother Theresa.
Something Most People Wouldn't Know About Me: I have four sons!
Community Business Partner Spotlight
Hired!
Mock Interview Day
March Pictures from our Work-Based Learning Experiences!
Find the WRA Leprauchan!
Additionally, the students enjoyed a scavenger hunt that asked them to search around the school and find our staff leprachauns.
Thank you to WRA paraprofessionals Traice Wiebush and Betsy Whitehead for planning and facilitating these fun activities!
The "Can Do" Food Cart Opens at Children's Specialized Hospital!
We were thrilled this month to have launched the “Can Do” food cart at Children's Specialized Hospital's Outpatient Center in Union, New Jersey. This project is made possible thanks to a partnership between Children’s Specialized Hospital’s Center for Discovery, Innovation & Development & the Union County Educational Services Commission. Students from UCESC’s Work Readiness Academy & Westlake School will be participating in work-based learning expereinces helping to operate the food cart to support their development of employment readiness skills. The food cart will initially be open to CSH staff and patients (an their families) on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10am to 12:30pm.
About the Work Readiness Academy
Email: jbornstein@ucesc.org
Website: https://www.ucesc.org/schools/the_work_readiness_academy
Location: 970 Suburban Road, Union, NJ, USA
Phone: 908-633-2704