Students experience employment and receive instruction in vocational planning, life skills, recreation, and leisure. Instructors include special educators, community college staff, employers, police personnel, and business associates. Each day begins and ends at the Career and Technology Center. Activities are individualized according to each student's interests, needs, and employment status. Weekly schedules include college courses, community activities, and individualized instruction.
Objectives require each student's full integration into community life.
Towne Center Mall provides classroom space. Charles County Public Schools pay salaries and operating expenses. Collaboration among the Departments of Special Education, Educational Options, and Career and Technology Education ensures staffing, meeting space, technical assistance, and vocational evaluation. The Director of Special Education is directly responsible for evaluations, reports, and monitoring funds. Community partners receive disability training.