Empowering Transition Students through Work-Based Learning
Explore the MAISD Transition Campus Work-Based Learning program supporting students with cognitive impairments in gaining independence through job skills, community engagement, and vocational training. Learn about their journey, vision, and program structure to foster skill development and enhance quality of life.
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MAISD Transition Campus Work Based Learning Evaluation; Our Journey Susan L. Mack Pamela Davison
About MAISD Transition Transition Campus for 65-80 students ages 18 to 26 with moderate cognitive impairments from 12 school districts in Muskegon County
About MAISD Transition Originally five satellite classrooms around the county Used the MATS (bus) system to travel from classroom to classroom Three to four staff and approximately 12-15 students per satellite classroom Classrooms leveled based on Independence
Vision Statement Support all transition students to be as independent as possible in community, vocation and home life settings by building skills in: self advocacy, communication, relationships and safety awareness.
All together All five classrooms moved to one location in 2013-14 school year with some resistance. Five different ways of teaching students Five different ways of dealing with student behaviors Five different levels of student independence
Our Program All students go to job sites Typically, 1 job coach with 2 students Job sites are divided into 3 levels; Work Exploration Work Based Learning Independent Vocational Training Classes are now departmentalized Our main goal is to develop independence in Job Skills, Daily Living, Self Determination, Community Participation
Work Based Learning We have 37 job sites Food Service Janitorial Retail Factory/Assembly Office Humane Society 12 job coaches 1 WBL Coordinator 4 nine week rotations a year
Old Work Based Learning Evaluations Historically Coaches filled evals in once/week Teachers created job goals Subjective Job specific Anecdotal
Supporting Skill Development and Behavior
2015/16 Changes in Program PLC Six Teachers One Administrator Student Services Coordinator Three Job Coaches Set out to develop a new Transition Campus Systems, Practices, Data
Professional Learning Community September 2015 December 2015 Visited five different Transition Programs around the State Gathered information Took a lot of pictures Presented on sites to rest of staff
Professional Learning Community January 2016 to March 2016 Broke into groups Work Based Learning Daily Living Self Determination Community Participation March, April and May created the MAISD Skills Inventory May 2016 received Board Approval
Focus Areas Employment Daily Living Self Determination Community Participation
Based On Prompts toward Independence
One Problem Teachers Dont Attend Job Site to Take Data and Old WBL Data Doesn t Provide Correct Information
Future Considerations Change Job Coach forms to numbers Comparison between job sites Teach Teachers how to build specific graphs
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