Understanding how community partnerships can benefit the school and the industry professionals is important. 

Working to get the middle school and elementary school involved is one thing I learned and found to be beneficial. The vertical alignment and having feeder courses can be super helpful but also very challenging to implement. 

Using guest speakers, mentors and internships to support the community aspect of CTE is one thing I do and it is great to get more suggestions on how to implement that in my classroom. I also appreciate the information and reminders about clear communication. My district uses Parents Square which makes it easy for parents to receive communication in the way that works best for them. 

The idea of using workshops for parents is interesting and something I have not thought of before. I think this could be useful in my course. 

There is a big difference between a classroom-setting and the real world. Service Learning provides the students with real-world experience that also benefits others. When students see their work matters, they will likely become more motivated.

I guess rather than point or a letter grade, students could just write a short essay on what specifically they learned from their service.

I understand the concept even though it's not directly applicable to a prison school. The whole idea is to find something where they practice what they are studying or related things and give them the opportunity to do it for the benefit if others. 

This is not applicable to my situation teaching in a prison school, but I can see the value. I could potentially require some sort of service learning as part of one of my classes- life skills.

internship provides examples of responsibility, punctuality, and productivity to the students 

Internships can offer excellent opportunities for employers to make good decisions about the potential employees