Re: summer students

[Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>]

Never mind.  I just spoke with Rita K again and there's a requirement 
for the SCP program, that a student have been in school in the previous 
semester as well.  There's some flexibility here, i.e. having been on a 
co-op term or off for one semester due to illness, but Michelle has 
been out of school for a couple of years.  Alas.

k

Quoting Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>:

> Dear "regulars"
> 
> I heard from HRDC yesterday about our summer student applications.  I
> 
> had requested four students, to help with our various garden
> activities 
> especially the community gardens, to help with the vehicle emissions
> 
> clinic, and (2) for the bike workshop.  Plus I submitted a separate
> 
> application, suggested by Joanne Zeppa, for a special needs student
> to 
> offer general office support.  That student would be our co-op, Chris
> 
> Kertesz.
> 
> Rita Kokis at HRDC called me to tell me we've been approved for the
> 
> special needs student, and for one other student.
> 
> I've been collecting resumes for about two months now. 
> Significantly, 
> about two weeks ago Michelle Loubert expressed interest in a summer
> job 
> with us.  Michelle has been a vice-chair since last fall's annual 
> meeting when she stepped in to that role, has done our tree program
> at 
> Rome's and has been regularly attending Clean North meetings.  We
> have 
> several other resumes, only one of these people has worked with Clean
> 
> North before, Sarah Hay, who helped with high school network
> activities 
> several years ago.
> 
> I will have to find out if there is an age requirement on these jobs,
> 
> but the requirement I do know about is that the student must be 
> returning to school in the fall.  Michelle is planning to attend 
> teachers college at Laurentian.  Also, if we were to hire her under
> 
> this program she would have to step down as vice-chair, but she was
> 
> going to do that anyway when she leaves in September.  
> 
> When I put in the applications for summer students I had thought we
> 
> could use some of our Vehicle Emissions clinic budget to hire a 
> supervisor for a few hours a week, for the five or six weeks up to
> our 
> clinic.  But if we hire Michelle, she is so well versed in what we do
> 
> and how we do it that I'm sure we won't need to hire a supervisor. 
> 
> Alternatively, we could use a bit of the Vehicle $ to top up
> Michelle's 
> wage somewhat (it's only $6.85/hr).
> 
> Your comments wanted.  Start date is June 10th.
> 
> thanks
> kathie
> 
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> 
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> life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.            - Pindar 
> 
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