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Education committee unveils pamphlet to link students with Payson businesses
Summary
The city's education committee rolled out a pamphlet and QR code designed to connect Payson students to local internships and employer needs; committee chair Mark Kershaw urged council support for outreach and partnership development.
Mark Kershaw, who said he had been asked to chair the education committee, told the council the group's work aims to connect students with local employers and to build internship pipelines.
"My name is Mark Kershaw. I've been asked to chair the, education committee," he said as he outlined the group's work to inventory business needs and to pilot a pamphlet and QR-code form that routes student inquiries to partnering educational institutions. Kershaw described business site visits (Paris RV, PPC flexible packaging) that informed the committee's goals, and he noted the committee operates with no dedicated budget, relying on educational partners and volunteers.
Kershaw asked councilmembers to help distribute the pamphlet and to promote the committee's outreach to Payson businesses. He said the committee hopes to sustain regular interactions between students and area employers to strengthen workforce pathways.
