CRISTO REY DALLAS CORPORATE WORK STUDY PRGM

THE MISSION OF CRISTO REY DALLAS WORK STUDY PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATE AND NONPROFIT WORK EXPERIENCE AND CAREER EXPLORATION TO THE 400+ STUDENTS OF CRISTO REY DALLAS COLLEGE PREP, A COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL DESIGNED TO SERVE THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, 99% OF WHOM ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR. EMPLOYER-PAID FEES FROM THIS PROGRAM ANNUALLY UNDERWRITE 60% OF THE SCHOOL'S OPERATING EXPENSES AND ALLOW US TO PROVIDE A COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION FOR ONLY $100/MONTH IN FAMILY TUITION. CRISTO REY'S INNOVATIVE CORPORATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM (CWSP) COMPLEMENTS THE SCHOOL'S ACADEMIC RIGOR, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL SKILL BUILDING AND CAREER EXPLORATION IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. ALL CRISTO REY DALLAS STUDENTS WORK AT SALARIED POSITIONS FIVE DAYS PER MONTH AT MORE THAN 170 DALLAS COMPANIES AND NONPROFITS, INCLUDING AT&T, CHILDREN'S HEALTH, DELOITTE, THE DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM, AND MANY OTHERS; THEIR ACADEMIC SCHEDULES ARE STRUCTURED SO