Block class

1 Quarter - 1 credit/Quarter

Course number: 40

This course is open to 11th and 12th grade students and deals with personal and financial situations that will be faced "after high school."  Topics will include:

Ø      Setting goals

Ø      Managing your money

Ø      Buying and owning an automobile

Ø      Renting an apartment

Ø      Investing your money

Ø      Getting a job

Ø      Using a bank

Ø      Taxes

Ø      Buying a home

Ø      Selecting insurance

Work Study

Block Class

1 credit/Quarter

Course number:  41

Seniors only

Employment is the core of a person's life style whether the work involves a specialized career, a semi-skilled position, an entry-level job, or military service.

This class is designed for seniors as part of transition planning form school to the work force.  The overall purposes are: 

Ø      To provide an opportunity to participate in actual work experiences through job placement.

Ø      To develop acceptable work attitudes that employers expect

Ø      To provide entry-level skill training in a career cluster area of their choice.

The program participants include:  the student, employer, school-to-work coordinator, a vocational classroom instructor in a consultative role, and the parent in a supportive role.  Class components entail an individualized career class that will meet once per week for basic world of work knowledge and occupational training in a volunteer or paid format.

The time frame of the work placement will be scheduled on an individualized basis.  Students must provide their own transportation to the work site.