26 San Marcos Teachers Complete Externships With Local Businesses

San Marcos, TX. – This week, the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce and San Marcos CISD in conjunction with Texas Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area celebrated the conclusion of the Summer Externship Program.

In its fourth year, this program has grown to 26 teachers and businesses locally and 212 regionally.

Through the externship program, educators are given an opportunity to shadow a business and its operations for 3 days, followed by a curriculum planning day with other externship participants.

Insights learned – on the job – will be incorporated into the teacher’s curriculum to provide students a better advantage in pursuing their future careers.

“This year’s teacher externship program was extremely successful,” says Mike Doyle, San Marcos CISD CTE and Federal Programs Director. “With 26 teacher externs completing the experience, San Marcos CISD and our students will have an even greater connection to our local business and industry community.  I am excited by the work of our externs and look forward to continue to grow our partnerships.”  

According to Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area representatives, more than 75,000 students have been impacted across the Rural Capital Area Region since 2016, with the student impact of almost 10,000 in San Marcos.

Additionally, educator participation has grown regionally at a rate of 960 percent since 2016 and locally at a rate of 73.3 percent since 2017.

Participating Businesses:

• Air Traffic Manager (HYI) -Robinson Aviation (RVA), Inc. (San Marcos Airport)
• Texas Health and Racket Club.
• San Marcos Fire Department
• Martin Marietta
• ColorMix Graphics & Printing
• Community Action
• City of San Marcos Urban Forestry
• Alligator Dental
• Embassy Suites – AV Tech
• City of San Marcos – Keep San Marcos Beautiful
• San Marcos Daily Record
• Embassy Suites San Marcos Hotel Spa & Conference Center
• CFAN
• Corridor Title
• Neighborhood Engagement Manager – City of San Marcos
• San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce
• M2FEDERAL INC
• Texas State Athletics
• Chuck Nash Auto
• Lucky Sky Graphics
• Homewood Suites
• Silo Glassworks
• Trace Home Development
• McCoy’s Building Supply

Attendees at the Wrap-Up Brunch Celebration include:

• Paul Fletcher, CEO – Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area
• Jason Mock, President and CEO – San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce
• Michael Cardona, Superintendent – San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District