Successfully Navigating the Transition Process – November 2017
This month’s Bright Spot comes from Karen Gatto, Director of Pupil Personnel in Croton-Harmon. In the past few years the district has helped students successfully exit from the 12:1:2 high school Special Class.Taking Care of Business: Students are Large and in Charge
School-based enterprises are popping up throughout the lower Hudson Valley. The enterprises are actually student-driven businesses that provide young people with hands-on work experiences exposing them to a wide range of employment skills. Although school-based enterprises have been around for years, they have gained momentum recently due, in large part, to the creation of the New York State Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential. The purpose of the credential is to provide high school students with career exploration activities as well as with actual work experiences, helping them to be better prepared for the job market. Last year the New York State Regents approved the credential as a Multiple Pathway option. Eligible students may now substitute the credential for one of the Regents social studies exams.Creating Work-Based Learning Opportunities – November 2016
This Bright Spot comes from students in the Yonkers Public School District where last year Kit Casey, RSE-TASC Transition Specialist, worked with Kim Longville, Global Studies teacher, and Don Solimene, Principal, as well as students to create work-based learning opportunities.- 1
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