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District 99 students describe volunteer work at Transition Center T 99; county to reimburse $75,000 for vehicles
Summary
Students in Community High School District 99’s Transition Center T 99 told the board about volunteer activities with Meals on Wheels, Sharing Connections, Project CURE and College of DuPage greenhouse work. The board’s consent agenda included an updated DuPage County reimbursement of $75,000 for accessible vehicles for T 99.
Lisa Bauer, director of special services for Community High School District 99, introduced students from the district’s Transition Center T 99 at the board’s business meeting, saying the program “serves students in the district 18 to 22 who have finished their 4 years at Downers Grove North or South High School, or some of them return from a therapeutic day school.”
Bauer said T 99 focuses on “life after high school, getting them as independent as possible,” and preparing students for vocational and community connections. Students and staff described volunteer placements that the program uses to build vocational and life skills,…
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