WORKWORK

EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE

RESOURCESEmployer PartnersBusiness Partners

First Break Program

Subsidized EmploymentStudents with special needs

Government-fundedRequires eligibility

Non-Subsidized EmploymentJobs at large

Employer-fundedNo eligibility requirement

Work Experience EducationMentored by W.E. Teacher

& Worksite SupervisorSupported by standards –based

classroom instructionStudents earn credit and pay

Work ExperienceJobs developed by student or teacher

W.E. Teacher issues work permitNo formal supervision by teacher

Students earn pay, not credit

WORK EXPERIENCE FLOW WORK EXPERIENCE FLOW CHARTCHART

WORK WORK EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE EDUCATIONEDUCATION

(WEE)(WEE)

The Career Development Branch The Career Development Branch is responsible for:is responsible for:

creating, submitting and monitoring the creating, submitting and monitoring the LAUSD Secondary Plan for Work LAUSD Secondary Plan for Work Experience Education, which is on file Experience Education, which is on file with the California Department of with the California Department of Education.Education.

providing Professional Development to providing Professional Development to all school-based Work Experience all school-based Work Experience Teacher- Coordinators in order to ensure Teacher- Coordinators in order to ensure program quality and compliance with program quality and compliance with mandates.mandates.

THE THREE TYPES THE THREE TYPES OF OF

WORK EXPERIENCEWORK EXPERIENCE

General Work ExperienceGeneral Work ExperienceProvides supervised part-time Provides supervised part-time employment to assist students in employment to assist students in developing desirable work habits and developing desirable work habits and attitudes in real jobsattitudes in real jobs

Exploratory Work ExperienceExploratory Work ExperienceProvides unpaid opportunities to Provides unpaid opportunities to observe a variety of work conditions to observe a variety of work conditions to ascertain their interests and aptitudes ascertain their interests and aptitudes for specific careersfor specific careers

Vocational Work Experience Vocational Work Experience Provides an extension of vocational Provides an extension of vocational learning at school through part-time learning at school through part-time employment. employment.

WEE TEACHER WEE TEACHER CREDENTIALSCREDENTIALS

The Work Experience Teacher -The Work Experience Teacher -Coordinator:Coordinator:– possesses a valid secondary‑level possesses a valid secondary‑level

credentialcredential– has two years of occupational has two years of occupational

experience outside the field of experience outside the field of educationeducation

– has knowledge of the educational has knowledge of the educational purposes, standards, laws, and purposes, standards, laws, and regulations regarding WEEregulations regarding WEE

ENROLLMENT IN WEEENROLLMENT IN WEE

1.1. The WEE teacher‑coordinator approves The WEE teacher‑coordinator approves students for enrollment in WEE.students for enrollment in WEE.

2.2. At the time of enrollment, students are At the time of enrollment, students are at least 16 years of age.at least 16 years of age.

Exceptions:Exceptions: Students in grade 11 or higherStudents in grade 11 or higher Students enrolled in Exploratory WEE Students enrolled in Exploratory WEE

may be 12 years of age and in middle may be 12 years of age and in middle school school

Principal may certify exemptionPrincipal may certify exemption WEE may be identified on the IEPWEE may be identified on the IEP

RELATED CLASSROOM RELATED CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTION

The WEE teacher‑coordinator is The WEE teacher‑coordinator is responsible for preparing and responsible for preparing and conducting related classroom conducting related classroom

instruction.instruction.

PURPOSE OF WEE PROGRAMPURPOSE OF WEE PROGRAM

The WEE program is part of a total The WEE program is part of a total educational process that:educational process that:

Helps students to choose a career Helps students to choose a career pathpath

Affords students the opportunity to Affords students the opportunity to learn to work with others in ways learn to work with others in ways that are successful and rewarding.that are successful and rewarding.

PURPOSE (Cont’d)PURPOSE (Cont’d)

Links the academic core Links the academic core curriculum with the world of work curriculum with the world of work and promotes students’ school-and promotes students’ school-to-career transitions.to-career transitions.

Helps students develop skills, Helps students develop skills, habits, and attitudes conducive to habits, and attitudes conducive to job success and personal growth.job success and personal growth.

PURPOSE (Cont’d)PURPOSE (Cont’d)

Uses the community’s business-industrial complex as a career training laboratory to help the students develop a positive work ethic and acquire or refine work related skills and job performance in actual work settings.

WEE - COURSE DESCRIPTION WEE - COURSE DESCRIPTION

The purpose of Work Experience The purpose of Work Experience Education (WEE) is to provide Education (WEE) is to provide students with opportunities for students with opportunities for applying the basic skills of reading, applying the basic skills of reading, writing, and computation through writing, and computation through a combination of supervised a combination of supervised employment in any occupation employment in any occupation field and related classroom field and related classroom instruction.instruction.

Units of InstructionUnits of Instruction

The Units of Instruction are tied The Units of Instruction are tied to the proposed content to the proposed content standards for Work Experience standards for Work Experience Education and the English-Education and the English-language Arts Content Standards language Arts Content Standards adopted by the California adopted by the California Department of Education. Department of Education.

WORK SITESWORK SITES

The WEE teacher‑coordinator The WEE teacher‑coordinator identifies, selects, and/or approves identifies, selects, and/or approves work sites. work sites.

A minimum of two on-site contacts A minimum of two on-site contacts per semester with a supervisor at per semester with a supervisor at each work site and minimum of each work site and minimum of one on-site contact during the one on-site contact during the summer school session is summer school session is mandated for completion by the mandated for completion by the WEE teacher -coordinator.WEE teacher -coordinator.

TRAINING AGREEMENTTRAINING AGREEMENT

A written formal training A written formal training agreement identifying the agreement identifying the

responsibilities of the school responsibilities of the school district, employer, parent (or legal district, employer, parent (or legal

guardian), and student is guardian), and student is developed for each WEE student.developed for each WEE student.

WORK PERMITSWORK PERMITS

All work permits for students All work permits for students enrolled in WEE are issued or enrolled in WEE are issued or verified by the WEE verified by the WEE teacher‑coordinator (EC § teacher‑coordinator (EC § 49110). 49110).

GRANTING CREDITGRANTING CREDIT

The district procedure for The district procedure for granting school credit for WEE is granting school credit for WEE is attached to this district plan. A attached to this district plan. A student satisfactorily completing student satisfactorily completing WEE program requirements may WEE program requirements may earn a maximum of 40 semester earn a maximum of 40 semester credits made up of one or a credits made up of one or a combination of two or more of combination of two or more of the following:the following:

PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

Provided for new and continuing Provided for new and continuing Teacher‑Coordinators and other Teacher‑Coordinators and other support personnel in WEE to ensuresupport personnel in WEE to ensure– the quality of the WEE programthe quality of the WEE program– compliance with state and federal compliance with state and federal

mandatesmandates Experienced Career Development Experienced Career Development

staff provide this service.staff provide this service.