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Pleasanton Unified’s WorkAbility program helps students with disabilities gain paid work experience
Summary
Janine Rubino Brum, Pleasanton Unified School District WorkAbility specialist, presented the district’s grant-funded employment transition program that places students with IEPs into local paid jobs and offers follow-up supports and a pathway to post‑school programs.
Janine Rubino Brum, the WorkAbility specialist for the Pleasanton Unified School District, told the Human Services Commission the district’s WorkAbility program places students with individualized education programs (IEPs) into paid work experiences and provides job-coaching, career exploration and follow-up supports to help students move toward employment after high school.
The program is funded by two grants—one from the California Department of Education and one from the Department of Rehabilitation—that reimburse the district for student wages and for the specialist’s position and two job coaches, Janine Rubino Brum said. Rubino Brum told commissioners the program serves roughly "3 to 400" students a year with career assessments, application and interview assistance, classroom presentations on workplace rights and safety, and individualized support; about 50 students are placed in jobs…
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