Any student who will ever work should be involved in some aspect of School to Career. School based learning links classroom academics to the world of work. A majority of classes kindergarten through twelfth grade offer lessons, projects or activities that develop skills for the future and career exploration. The vocational classes at the middle school and high school all offer hands-on career related instruction. A complete description of courses can be found in course handbook for each school.
Work based learning transforms the workplace into an active learning environment.
Students can earn high school credit and early release time by participating in co-op, work experience, internships, and apprenticeships. Connecting activities help students make the connection between education and work. Components of connecting activities include business partnerships, students matched with employers, technical assistance from business to schools, student clubs and organizations and much more. Job Shadowing is an activity in which a student chooses a career that they would like to explore. The student is placed at a local business for one half day or a full day to follow a person with the career they are interested in.