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APPENDIX A EXAMPLES OF SCHOOL-TO-WORK PROGRAMS, AND PROGRAM ELEMENTS


Program Type
Industry 		Project
Start Date 		Primary Source
of Funding 		Grade
Levels

Apprenticeship
Broome YADP tech/health 1991 foundation/emp. 11-14
Craftsman 2000 metalworking 1992 local prtnshp 11-14
Main YAP variety 1992 colleges/emp 11-13
NATPC food 1977 self (ACF) 13-15
Penn. YAP metalworking 1991 D of L/JFF 11-14
Pickens Cty. YAI electronics 1992 JFF/emp 11-14
Project ProTech health 1991 U.S. D of L 11-14
West Virginia YAP variety   CCSSO/D of L 9-12
Wisconsin YAP (four) 1991 state/employer 11+

Co-Op
CWEE technology 1972 school dist. 11-12
EIF electronics 1979 D of L/industry 9-12
Partnership Proj. retail/manuf. 1984 foundation/ind 11-12
Quality Conn. banking 1990 industry/NAB 9+

School-to-Apprenticeship
CAVC variety 1980 sc. dist./emp 11-12
Great Oaks JVSD variety   school/emp 12
Project Mechtech manufacturing 1990 U.S. D of L 11-12

Academies
ALIVE tech/finance 1990 wide variety 10-12
BFA fianance 1984    
FSTA fiance 1984   10-12
Workforce L.A. fiance/tech. 1989 D of L/industry K-12

Work Readiness
Step Ahead   1985    

Dropout Prevention
Cambridge-Lesley education 1991 school/college 11-12
COFFEE variety 1979 sc. dist/ind any
MD's Tomorrow   1990 U.S. D of L 9-12

Miscellaneous
Career Prep metals/finance (in dev.) state/emp 11-adult
Ed. for Emplymnt variety   state/employer  
Job Readiness   1984    
PPPP   1980   9-12
RR 2000 (six) 1992 school/JFF 9-12
SWAP   1984   10-12

Program
 
  		Pre-11th
Preparation:
Academic 		Career
Exploration
  		Selection
Criteria
  		Parent
Involvement
  		Curriculum:
Vocational
& Academic 		Builds on
Work Exper.
 

Apprenticeship
Broome YADP     broad   yes yes
Craftsmnshp 2000     broad   yes  
Maine YAP   yes broad      
NATPC     broad      
Penn. YAP     non-college yes yes yes
Pickens Cty. YAI   yes non-college yes yes yes
Project ProTech     at-risk   yes yes
West Virginia YAP   yes broad   yes  
Wisconsin YAP   yes non-college   yes  

Co-Op
CWEE     non-college      
EIF     non-college   yes yes
Partnership Proj.     at-risk yes    
Quality Conn. yes yes at-risk   yes yes

School-to-
Apprenticeship
CAVC     non-college      
Great Oaks JVSD     broad      
Project Mechtech     broad   yes  

Academics
ALIVE yes yes broad   yes yes
BFA     at-risk   yes  
FSTA   yes at-risk yes yes  
Workforce L.A. yes yes broad yes yes  

Work Readiness
Step Ahead     broad   yes  

Dropout
Prevention
Cambridge-Lesley     at-risk   yes yes
COFFEE     at-risk   yes yes
MD's Tomorrow yes yes at-risk yes    

Miscellaneous
Career Prep     broad   yes yes
Ed. for Emplymnt         yes  
Job Readiness     at-risk yes yes  
PPPP     above ave. yes yes  
RR 2000 yes yes at-risk   yes yes
SWAP     at-risk      

Program
 
  		Counseling
 
  		Work
Experience:
When? 		Paid?
 
  		Training
Plan?
  		Who Finds
Placement
  		Who
Supervises?
 

Apprenticeship
Broome YADP yes all-year yes yes stdnt (@firms) school
Craftsmnshp 2000   all-year yes      
Maine YAP            
NATPC   all-year yes yes   app. com
Penn. YAP   all-year yes yes program schl/emp
Pickens Cty. YAI   all-year yes   program  
Project ProTech   school year yes yes program  
West Virginia YAP yes all-year yes yes stdnt (w/help)  
Wisconsin YAP   all-year yes yes stdnt (w/help) school

Co-Op
CWEE yes all-year yes yes program  
EIF   all-year no      
Partnership Proj. yes all-year yes   program  
Quality Conn.   all-year yes yes stdnt (@firms) school

School-to-
Apprenticeship
CAVC yes all-year yes yes stdnt (@firms) employer
Great Oaks JVSD   all-year     program  
Project Mechtech yes summer yes   program  

Academics
ALIVE   dpnds on acad. some   program  
BFA   summer yes   stdnt (w/help)  
FSTA   summer yes      
Workforce L.A. yes          

Work Readiness
Step Ahead yes          

Dropout
Prevention
Cambridge-Lesley yes school-year       employer
COFFEE yes          
MD's Tomorrow yes short term     program  

Miscellaneous
Career Prep            
Ed. for Emplymnt yes all-year yes   student  
Job Readiness yes summer yes      
PPPP   all-year     program  
RR 2000   school year       school
SWAP         student  

Program
 
 
  		Staff
Devel-
opment
  		Employer
Involvement:
Design
Curriculum 		Materials
and
Equip-
ment 		Speakers/
Field Trips
 
  		Teachers
Internships
 
  		Mentor
 
 
 

Apprenticeship
Broome YADP   yes       yes
Craftsmnshp 2000 yes yes       yes
Maine YAP            
NATPC            
Penn. YAP yes yes       yes
Pickens Cty. YAI yes yes   yes   yes
Project ProTech           yes
West Virginia YAP            
Wisconsin YAP   yes       yes

Co-Op
CWEE            
EIF   yes yes yes yes  
Partnership Proj.       yes   yes
Quality Conn.   yes       yes

School-to-
Apprenticeship
CAVC            
Great Oaks JVSD            
Project Mechtech           yes

Academics
ALIVE yes yes yes yes yes yes
BFA       yes   yes
FSTA     yes yes    
Workforce L.A. yes yes   yes   yes

Work Readiness
Step Ahead     yes yes    

Dropout
Prevention
Cambridge-Lesley       yes   yes
COFFEE     yes yes yes  
MD's Tomorrow yes yes       yes

Miscellaneous
Career Prep            
Ed. for Emplymnt           yes
Job Readiness   yes yes yes yes  
PPPP yes yes yes yes yes  
RR 2000 yes     yes    
SWAP yes     yes   yes

Program
  		Postsecodary
Linkage 		Expected
Outcomes 		Performance
Standards 		Formal
Eval?

Apprenticeship
Broome YADP
Craftsmnshp 2000 4 occ.cert
Maine YAP 4 o/c;pstsec.
NATPC articulation occ.cert
Penn. YAP articulation occ.cert competencies
Pickens Cty. YAI 2+2 occ.cert
Project ProTech 4 postsec.ed
West Virginia YAP art./2+2 o/c;postsec. attendance
Wisconsin YAP o/c;postsec.

Co-Op
CWEE
EIF
Partnership Proj. grades yes
Quality Conn. att./grades

School-to-
Apprenticeship
CAVC occ.cert
Great Oaks JVSD att./grades
Project Mechtech 4 occ.cert.

Academics
ALIVE art./2+2 o/c;postsec. att./grades
BFA yes
FSTA yes
Workforce L.A. 2+2/artic. attendance yes

Work Readiness
Step Ahead work yes

Dropout
Prevention
Cambridge-Lesley articulation postsec.ed
COFFEE att./grades
MD's Tomorrow

Miscellaneous
Career Prep 4 o/c;postsec. competencies
Ed. for Emplymnt art./2+2 occ.cert
Job Readiness postsec.ed yes
PPPP postsec.ed yes
RR 2000 o/c;postsec.
SWAP yes

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