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Shelby County teachers outline work-based learning for students with complex needs; students receive certificates
Summary
Teachers from Collins High School described a grade-14 transition program that places students with moderate intellectual/developmental disabilities in community work sites and provides pre-employment training; several students received certificates and a GED graduate was recognized.
Ryan Cooper, a teacher at Collins High School, and Heather Row, an MSD teacher, told the Shelby County Board of Education on April 23 that their work-based learning and transition program helps students with moderate intellectual/developmental disabilities move from in-school jobs to paid, community employment by age 21. "We have in grades 9 through 12, we do in-school jobs… and we're kind of preparing students to work in the community," Cooper said.
Cooper described a multi-part model: weekly pre-employment classes delivered through the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation teach interview skills,…
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