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Next Steps Academy highlights student job placements, community partnerships
Summary
Next Steps Academy staff presented program highlights to the board, noting student employment placements at the Valley Center Rec Center and the intermediate school kitchen and describing community partnerships that support vocational and daily-living instruction for ages 18–21.
Next Steps Academy staff told the USD 262 board about recent student successes, partnerships and programming that support vocational and independent-living skills for students ages 18–21.
Why it matters: The program places students in local jobs and community roles as part of transition services. Board members heard examples of employment outcomes that district staff said demonstrate the program’s community integration and vocational training results.
Details from the presentation
Chris Edwards, the Next Steps Academy instructor, brought two students and outlined partnerships the program maintains with Valley Center…
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