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Bulldog Express coffee cart gives special-education students real-world workplace practice
Summary
The Board heard a presentation on 'Bulldog Express,' a student-run coffee cart program that rotates special-education students through roles including manager, sales and delivery to build functional skills through stocking, baking and community shopping trips.
Speech and Language Pathologist Jenna Bialik and Special Education Teacher Christina Lange presented the Bulldog Express program to the board on Feb. 18. Bulldog Express is a "Coffee Cart" business for special education students that helps build and improve functional skills through stocking supplies, monthly shopping trips, baking, and real-life communication. Students rotate weekly through jobs such as manager, sales, punch card, and pushing the cart.
The program delivers pre-ordered items to staff each Friday, and staff and board members discussed how the project supports vocational and communication goals for participating students. The board took no formal action; the presentation was informational and part of the meeting's outreach on student programming.
