• After we receive your Consultant/Volunteer sign-up sheet, we will try to match your preferences with the classroom requests from area teachers.

You will need to attend a brief one-hour orientation.  We will offer this orientation at several times and dates for your convenience.  At this orientation, we will review the program materials and Junior Achievement policies.  You will also receive your materials and teacher information.

• After the orientation you will need to contact your teacher as soon as possible to make arrangements to visit the classroom.
  
• You will want to visit with the teacher before your first JA visit with the students.  This is a time to find the school, parking, understand school visitor policies and find where the classroom is located.
  
• You and the teacher will need to work out the times for the JA visits.  The 5-10 visits need to be completed before the end of the semester.
  
• The teacher should remain in the classroom with you at all times.  The teacher is the one to provide discipline and help you guide the students to understanding the material and activities you are bringing to the classroom.  You are the business/community guest to the classroom; the teacher is the professional instructor.
  
• Before your third class visit, you should have completed and returned your "First Day Fax" form
  
• All of the materials are for the classroom, so leave any leftover materials with the teacher, including the JA bag.  This bag is great for a student that does not have a backpack or for the teacher to use for special materials for the classroom.
   
• If for some reason you are unable to keep your appointment for your JA visit, please call the teacher as soon as possible.  The teacher has worked your visit into the lesson plans for the day and will need to make other arrangements.  You should reschedule for another visit during your call to avoid multiple follow-up calls which will lead to frustration for you and your teacher, and will cause the children to wonder why you stopped coming to visit them.

• At the end of the semester you will receive information from the JA office which includes a renewal form and an evaluation form.  Please take the time to fill each one of these out.  The evaluation form helps us ensure that our volunteers are having a good JA experience.  The renewal form helps us prepare for the next semester.

If you are unable to reach your teacher, are unable to keep your commitment to the JA program or need any assistance, please call the JA office (817) 731-0838  or e-mail lcox@jafortworth.org as soon as possible.

"Thank y'all so much for the great lunch, gift certificates, goodies, and recognition! It was so fun to hear everyone's story. JA was a great experience for me. I loved doing it, and I'm even more overjoyed to know that Sabre really supports my involvement. I'm so glad that Sabre encourages participation! It adds a lot of meaning and purpose to my work life."
 - Lori Bruns, Sabre

"JA gives me the opportunity to fulfill my secret desire to teach, as well as show my daughter's that we can juggle work and family responsibilities - especially when we make priorities for something like this.  I haven't encountered a parent yet that hasn't just loved their experience.  The children's enthusiasm is exhilarating!  Thanks for all you do to keep the program moving forward."
- Liz Henderson, EDS

Teachers say......

" This has been my first experience to have Junior Achievement.  Our representative was wonderful!  The information and materials were well designed for the first grade and he took it and ran.  My students loved to see him come and they hated to see him go today.  I look forward to many more years with PharmaFab and JA.  Thank you for organzing it for us."
- Laura Tomblinson-Loose, First Grade Teacher at Johns Elementary School