All classes at Tiffin City Schools, including separate special education programs, are provided materials and opportunities to include school-based strategies within the curriculum. Special units are integrated into all the special education classes, which has resulted in the development of a Work Connection Class for 12th grade special needs students. Special projects are also provided for all students, such as sponsoring high school and middle school Career Days.
Elementary schools do a variety of different activities in conjunction with business partners.
Work-based strategies All tenth grade students go on arranged job shadowing experiences in a career field of their choice and participate in mock interviews to better prepare them for the world of work. All eleventh and twelfth grade students have an opportunity to apply for a job mentorship, where students spend 18 hours working with a career mentor. This allows students who are at high risk of being lost or of dropping out to have additional opportunities for career exploration and other career development activities that will reconnect them and peak their interest. This experience is then connected back to the school-based learning by the business volunteers within our classrooms. Participation on these teams also provides time to exchange ideas and to open the lines of communication between business and education.