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Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area

Teacher Resources

Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area has a team of Career Coaches ready to assist you in preparing your students for their future careers. Our Career Coaches' Preparing Adolescents with Career Knowledge (PACK) program is a free service your ISD can utilize as a support system.

Submit a WSRCA PACK Services Request Form to connect with our Career Coaches and bring career-readiness presentations, resources, and events to your campus

Below are the various ways they can help:

Career Day

Elementary School

Career of the Week: Feel free to utilize this resource to expose your students to a variety of careers.

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Middle School

  • Career of the Week: Feel free to utilize this resource to expose your students to a variety of careers.

  • Career Readiness Presentations by our Career Coaches: Financial Literacy, Soft Skills Boot Camp

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Steps to Choosing a Career Pathway
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High School

Career Readiness Presentations by our Career Coaches: The Basics on Building a Resume, Employability Skills, Five Parts of an Interview, Financial Literacy

Attend Career focused Events hosted by WSRCA: WSRCA Student Healthcare Expo, Annual Law Enforcement & Public Service Day, Metroplex Career Rally - Skilled Trade Apprenticeship Fair

Partner with WSRCA Career Coaches to plan:

    • Plan Industry Specific Tours for your students

    • Organize a Hiring event with onsite Interviews

    • Invite a Subject Matter Expert or Guest Speaker to your campus

    Downloads

    Workforce Student Resource QR Code Handout
    Resume Handout
    Common Interview Questions

    District Level 

    Work Based Learning Opportunities - Learn more about how WBL strengthens partnerships between schools and businesses, fostering collaboration and resource sharing that enhance educational and economic outcomes for the entire community.

    Work Based learning for Educators

    Teacher Externship

    WSRCA partners with TWC to provide a unique experience for teachers to connect with local industry partners. Learn more about the Teacher Externship Program. Teacher Externship Lesson Plans are COMING SOON!

    Meet the Team

    Our Career Coaches partner with K‑12 schools across the region to support students, teachers, and administrators with career-focused services. Click on a coach below to see the school districts they serve and connect with them.

    Amanda Bailey

    Amanda Bailey

    Career Coach

    Laura Richter

    Laura Richter

    Career Coach

    Rachel Sotelo

    Rachel Sotelo

    Career Coach

    Llano County, City of Llano Burnet County, City of Burnet Williamson County, City of Georgetown Lee County, city of Giddings Fayette County, city of LaGrange Bastrop County, city of Bastrop Caldwell County, city of Lockhart Hays County, City of San Marcos Blanco County, City of Johnson City

    Where We Work

    Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area serves 9 counties around the Austin, TX capital area:

    Burnet Community Center, Taylor - Temple College (WSRCA Mobile Outreach Satellite Office), Bartlett - Teinert Memorial Public Library (WSRCA Mobile Outreach Satellite Office), Bastrop County, Hays County, Blanco County - CRC (WSRCA Mobile Outreach Satellite Office), Burnet County, Caldwell County, Fayette County, Lee County, Llano County, Williamson County, and Marble Falls - CRC (WSRCA Mobile Outreach Satellite Office)

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    Amanda Bailey

    Sector: Public Sector

    Amanda Bailey

    Career Coach

    Amanda serves as a Career and Education Outreach Specialist with WSRCA focusing on collaboration with local school districts and community members to educate students on post-secondary career paths.

    Amanda has a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Texas Tech University. Most recently she has been the Director of Education for a local non-profit organization. Prior to that, she taught elementary school for six years, most recently in Round Rock ISD.

    Need K‑12 career services? Connect with Amanda Bailey: amanda.bailey@ruralcapital.net. See the districts she serves below:

    • Dime Box ISD

    • Dripping Springs ISD

    • Florence ISD

    • Giddings ISD

    • Granger ISD

    • Hutto ISD

    • Jarrell ISD

    • Johnson City ISD

    • Lexington ISD

    • Round Rock ISD

    Laura Richter

    Sector: Public Sector

    Laura Richter

    Career Coach

    Need K‑12 career services? Connect with Laura Richter: laura.richter@ruralcapital.net. See the districts she serves below:

    School Districts Served:

    • Blanco ISD

    • Burnet ISD

    • Coupland ISD (only through 8th grade – then Taylor HS)

    • Georgetown ISD

    • Leander ISD

    • Liberty Hill ISD

    • Llano ISD

    • Marble Falls ISD

    • Taylor ISD

    • Thrall ISD

    Rachel Sotelo

    Sector: Public Sector

    Rachel Sotelo

    Career Coach

    Rachel Sotelo serves as a Career Coach with WSRCA, focusing on collaboration with local school districts and community members to educate students on post-secondary career paths. 

    With 29 years in education, she has served as a business teacher, athletic coach, Career and Technical Education (CTE) department chair, CTE specialist, and CTE and Military Readiness (CCMR) coordinator. She has taught and coached in Marfa, Round Rock, Hays, and Lockhart ISDs. Rachel holds a bachelor's degree in business education from Sul Ross State University in Alpine and a master's degree in educational leadership from the University of Texas at Arlington. She serves as a Director with the Caldwell County Fair Association and is a member of the Lockhart Evening Lions Association.

    Need K‑12 career services? Connect with Rachel Sotelo: rachel.sotelo@ruralcapital.net. See the districts she serves below:

    School Districts Served:

    • Bastrop ISD

    • Fayetteville ISD

    • Flatonia ISD

    • Hays ISD

    • LaGrange ISD

    • Lockhart ISD

    • Luling ISD

    • McDade ISD

    • Prairie Lea ISD

    • Round Top-Carmine ISD

    • San Marcos ISD

    • San Marcos Academy

    • Schulenburg ISD

    • Smithville ISD

    • Wimberley ISD