LEAP High School Ambassadors
LEAP Ambassadors single-handedly improve the perception of the profession by linking students, teachers, and parents to the profession. By sharing their successes, career and educational paths, and words of wisdom, Ambassadors are helping more and more members of their community learn about the value of a CPA.LEAP Ambassadors visit an assigned school in their area and build a working relationship. Throughout the school year, each ambassador visits at least one accounting, math, or college-preparatory class, typically lasting fifty minutes or less. Many Ambassadors find the experience rewarding enough to voluntarily visit multiple classes and/or schools, and participate in extra activities, such as career fairs.
In addition to the LEAP Ambassador program, LEAP established a partnership with Junior Achievement, in the greater Saint Louis area, and the LEAP/JA Ambassador program was created. LEAP/JA Ambassadors go into high schools to present the "Counting on Success" program. "Counting on Success" consists of 6 lesson plans to a high school class during a 50-minute class period. These 6 lesson plans are presented during 6 different visits. One CPA could present all 6 lessons, or a team of CPAs could present the 6 lesson plans. Junior Achievement provides their training material, including certificates that will be presented at the end of the lessons. To prepare you for presenting the curriculum, CPA volunteers are asked to attend a one-time, two-hour training session. In addition, MSCPA is happy to provide you with student recruitment materials, giveaways, etc. to help augment your presentations.
If you are interested in promoting the CPA profession as a LEAP Ambassador or a LEAP/JA Ambassador, contact Lou Simpson at 800.264.7966 or by email at lsimpson@mocpa.org.
Click here to go to the LEAP Ambassador Library.
Click below for schools that are in need of LEAP Ambassadors.
