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SD U-46 program gives 18- to 22-year-olds daily paid vocational training in school-run diner
Summary
SD U-46’s SWAB transition program provides students aged 18–22 with daily vocational training in a student-run diner, classroom supports (banking, budgeting, social skills) and community outings designed to prepare them for paid work and independent living after leaving the program.
Suzanne Johnson, superintendent of SD U-46, opened a visit to the district’s SWAB (Secondary Work Experience) transition program by describing its purpose: to give students ages 18 to 22 hands-on job skills and life skills they can use after they leave the school system.
The program pairs daily vocational training in a full, student-run diner with classroom instruction on budgeting, planning and social skills. “Our program is 1 of, I believe, 9 in the district,” Johnson said, noting the diner operates as a running business where students train every day.
A program staff member described SWAB as a…
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