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Student work crew at Sosa earns wages, skills through Project Youth Plus; trustees hear participant testimony
Summary
Sosa's student work crew — supported by Project Youth Plus — provides paid work, mentorship and graduation credit; presenters reported $32,477 in wages to students and several students described skill-building and savings for future training.
At the March 11 board meeting, Sosa Principal Mike Kerszwog and program staff presented the school’s work-crew program, which pairs students with paid community and on-site jobs and provides mentorship and transportation through a Project Youth Plus grant.
Kerszwog explained the program mechanics: students apply, interview, and if selected are eligible for paid work (some can receive up to 130 hours for half a graduation credit). He credited Project Youth Plus for funding wages and boots and for…
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