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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.
 
Benefits
 
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)
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Staff

Staff