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Project SEARCH interns tell board the program helps students gain employment skills; staff report roughly 80% success rate
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Project SEARCH staff and interns described internships, weekly curriculum and use of the VocFit assessment; presenters said the nine-year program typically achieves at least an 80% employment success rate for participants by the program's Feb. 28 cutoff.
Project SEARCH staff and interns presented the district-run transition-to-work program to the Davenport Community School District board, describing daily structure, partner sites and data showing multi-year employment outcomes.
Instructor Cassie Schad walked trustees through a typical day—class at 8 a.m., internships during the day, and a 2 p.m. reflection and journaling session. The program uses a weekly curriculum that cycles through financial literacy, technology, wellness and…
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