Brady Leads the Way With JAG Curriculum

Sharon Axthelm leads the JAG program at Brady School, instilling core competencies in character development, leadership, job development skills, communication, goal setting, and more in middle school and high school students. (Photo courtesy Sharon Axthelm)
Sharon Axthelm leads the JAG program at Brady School, instilling core competencies in character development, leadership, job development skills, communication, goal setting, and more in middle school and high school students. (Photo courtesy Sharon Axthelm)

ALISA MULLEN

PART TWO 

The Nebraska JAG (Jobs for America’s Graduates) program has grown rapidly in the last few years, and we are exploring how Brady Public Schools has implemented the initiative locally, even earning a CTE Award in their inaugural year. For a more in-depth look at what JAG is, refer to our previous article on the program in our July 16 issue of the Leader.

“We want to help kids find a career that is going to be satisfying --something that they not only are interested in, but have the skill set for,” Brady JAG teacher Sharon Axthelm shares. “A big thing I see with kids is that they might have high interest in a career, but low skill. Interest is awesome, but you have to have the skills to go with it. If you don’t have the skills, what do you need to do to get those skil…