Mission Statement

Empowering individuals to become independent and productive members of their community through work-based learning.

What is work-based learning?  

Supervised vocational program sponsored by the district that connects classroom instruction to an authentic community-based worksite. The program's goal is to empower the student by establishing and nurturing a foundation of job skills that will allow the student to participate in the competitive full-time job market after graduating from high school and become a successful, functioning, and contributing member of society. 

Students

• Identify interests and strengths
• Develop soft and hard skills of the workplace
• Develop and learn marketable job skills
• Gain valuable work experience
• Engage in career exploration
  
  

Employers

• Assist in actively preparing students to be tomorrow’s workforce
• Employ students who are receiving vocational  instruction regarding job-related skills in the classroom
• Give back to the community
• Establish relationships with students, their family, the school and the community at large.   

School

• Enriched vocational programming
• Motivated students
• Collaborative opportunities
• Equip students to meet the needs of local businesses

Community

• Recognizing the shared responsibilities for a successful work experience.
• Developing and strengthening community partnerships.
• Work based learning experiences impact leadership and engage people in their communities.

Research Statement

Research has shown that work-based learning promotes problem-solving abilities, adult thinking processes, teamwork and social relationships. (Devlin, 2011)