Scholars First
This GJKC value reminds us who should remain at the center of our decisions, processes, and services.
Scholars First
This value is about believing in possibilities even when the path forward isn't completely clear.
What is hope?
A team contacts 100 scholars and 75 complete the required action. What percentage completed
What is 75%?
Finish the Sentence
Clue: “Per my previous _____…”
Complete the phrase: “There is no ‘I’ in _____.”
What is team?
A scholar says, “I want to go into healthcare because I want something better,” but can't identify a specific career yet. The best first move is to do this—not immediately select a training program for them.
What is explore their career goals/interests and help them research options?
This word completes the famous phrase: “Practice doesn't make perfect. Practice makes _____.”
What is progress?
GJKC's FY27 target for overall scholar program completion is at least this percentage.
What is 75%?
Translate the workplace phrase.
📅 + 💻 + 🚫 + ✉️
What is this meeting could have been an email?
This GJKC competency requires more than simply working near other people—it requires collaboration toward shared goals.
What is teamwork?
True or False: If a scholar is classified as “Not Ready Yet,” Career Readiness means they should be removed from the program.
What is False?
This singer told us, “I’m a survivor, I’m not gon’ give up.”
What is Destiny's Child?
ohnny has 48 scholars on his caseload. On Monday, he successfully contacts 12 scholars. On Tuesday, he contacts 8 more, but 3 of them were scholars he already spoke with on Monday.
If Johnny’s goal is to successfully contact 50% of his caseload, how many additional unique scholars does Johnny still need to contact?
What is 7 scholars?
A training partner changes a scholar’s start date but only tells the scholar. What communication step was missed?
What is notifying GJKC/Scholar Advocate?
Finish the Song
🎵 “We’re all in this together…” 🎵 comes from this Disney Channel movie.
What is high school musical?
A scholar has unreliable transportation but has already researched the bus route and identified a family member as temporary backup. Having a barrier does NOT automatically mean the scholar is this.
What is not ready?
A scholar has researched their career, understands their training requirements, communicates consistently, and has a realistic schedule. Three days before training starts, their childcare arrangement unexpectedly falls through. They immediately contact their Advocate and identify two possible backup options.
Which statement BEST reflects Hope + Excellence?
A. The scholar is no longer ready because childcare is now a barrier.
B. Ignore the barrier because the scholar has done everything else correctly.
C. Help the scholar strengthen the backup plan while maintaining the expectation that the barrier must be addressed.
D. Tell the scholar to come back when their circumstances are more stable.
What is C?
You have 5 Scholars. Each Scholar needs 3 appointments. Two appointments have already been completed for every Scholar. How many appointments remain altogether?
What is 5?
Person A says, “I thought you were handling it.”
Person B says, “I thought you were handling it.”
Person C says, “Wait...what are we handling?”
This was most likely missing from the original conversation.
What are clear roles/ownership and expectations?
Another department is making a decision that will significantly change how your team does its work. The best time to involve your team is:
A. After the decision is announced
B. When someone complains
C. Before the decision is finalized
D. At next year's retreat
What is C - before the decision is finalized?
A scholar misses an appointment. Instead of immediately documenting “Scholar is irresponsible,” Career Readiness asks staff to separate these two things.
What are evidence and interpretation? Career Readiness Presentation O…
Good enough” technically gets the task finished. This GJKC value asks us whether the work represents the standard we're capable of delivering.
What is excellence?
A training program has 20 scholars.
18 complete training.
15 earn their credential.
12 become employed.
What percentage of the original 20 scholars became employed?
What is 60%?
A message was sent. Everyone received it. Everyone read it. Three people interpreted it differently—and all three believe they're doing exactly what was requested.
What does this prove?
What is communication is not the same as understanding?
Your entire team has 20 seconds to arrange yourselves in birthday order from January through December.
20 second timer