41. 10/29/97 - Commentary: School-to-Work For The College-Bound schoolto-work for the College-Bound. It s time that reformers viewed school-to-work as an integral part of the nation s broader reform movement. http://www.edweek.org/ew/vol-17/09merrit.h17

For background, previous stories, and Web links, see our Issues Page on School to Work School-to-Work for the College-Bound By Thomas Bailey and Donna Merritt Partnerships for academic achievement as well as job preparation When Congress passed the School-to-Work Opportunities Act in 1994, many viewed it as an educational strategy for students who intended to go straight to work upon high school graduationthe "non-college-bound." The school-to-work emphasis earned great enthusiasm, as long as it was for "someone else's child." Since most parents want their children to go to college, however, few students really fit that category. Nothing in the educational philosophy of the school-to-work movement suggests that it serves only students who plan to work immediately after high school. School-to-work programs focus on active learning, exploration of career possibilities and interests, and guided experiences outside the classroom. These are principles that can frame an effective education for college as well as for work. Many students headed for elite colleges, in fact, can benefit from the school-to-work approach. Last year, the Westchester Education Coalition in New York asked us to do research on the ramifications of introducing school-to-work approaches into Westchester County schools. Because Westchester is an upscale suburban area where kids are expected to go to college, we began by looking for school-to-work programs elsewhere that served high academic achievers, held their interest, and made them marketable to colleges.

42. ED363798 1993-00-00 Parents And The School-to-Work Transition Of Special Needs Y Parents and the schoolto-work Transition of Special Needs Youth. ERIC Digest. Title Parents and the school-to-work Transition of Special Needs Youth. http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed363798.html

ERIC Identifier: Publication Date: Author: Lankard, Bettina A. Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Career and Vocational Education Columbus OH. Parents and the School-to-Work Transition of Special Needs Youth. ERIC Digest. THIS DIGEST WAS CREATED BY ERIC, THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ERIC, CONTACT ACCESS ERIC 1-800-LET-ERIC CONDITIONS THAT NECESSITATE TRANSITION SERVICES Part of the dilemma faced by students at the turn of this century is the changing occupational scene: countless occupational possibilities and a wide variety of career preparation options. Students, educators, and parents have difficulty keeping abreast of new and emerging occupations as well as those that have become obsolete. For students with disabilities, the challenge of career selection and work preparation is even greater. These youth and their parents must be knowledgeable about vocational opportunities and program requirements as well as the community services and other benefits available to them by law. LAWS THAT MANDATE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PARENTS' DESIRE FOR INVOLVEMENT Other legislation delineates parental involvement at various points during transition: P.L. 94-142, which "mandates that assessment information be gathered from a variety of sources, including parents" (ibid., p. 140) and P.L. 98-524, which "requires provision of counseling services designed to facilitate transitions from school to post-school employment and career opportunities" (ibid., p. 141). Research shows, however, that parents have little involvement in transition planning, despite the fact that they have a critical role to play and a major interest in assuming that role (McNair and Rusch 1990). A survey of 200 families of students with disabilities found that parents were significantly less involved in transition programs than they desired (ibid., p. 10):

43. ED414435 1998-00-00 What's Happening In School-to-Work Programs? ERIC Digest No. Columbus OH. What s Happening in schoolto-work Programs? ERIC Digest No. 190. THIS from the literature. PHILOSOPHY GUIDING school-to-work. http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed414435.html

ERIC Identifier: Publication Date: Author: Brown, Bettina Lankard Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Career and Vocational Education Columbus OH. What's Happening in School-to-Work Programs? ERIC Digest No. 190. THIS DIGEST WAS CREATED BY ERIC, THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ERIC, CONTACT ACCESS ERIC 1-800-LET-ERIC The School-to-Work Opportunities Act authorized the allocation of resources for initiatives that would help young people make the transition from school to work. As the implementation of various initiatives is reported in the literature, the literature base related to school-to-work (STW) is rapidly expanding. This Digest, based on an ERIC publication (Lewis 1997), presents a summary of the characteristics, principles, and practices of successful school-to-work efforts as synthesized from the literature. PHILOSOPHY GUIDING SCHOOL-TO-WORK ELEMENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS School-to-work initiatives do not reflect a single model, but rather reflect the conditions of the settings and contexts in which they are introduced. The classification of an initiative as school-to-work may be linked to the following elements identified by Hollenbeck (1996). STW initiatives

44. School-to-Work Transition Designing the transition from School to Work. Report of Governor s schoolto-work Transition Council, March 1995. Links to other school-to-work Home Pages. http://www.wtb.wa.gov/stwindex.html

Designing the transition from School to Work The state of Washington has made improving the education of its youth a top priority in the 1990s. School-to-Work Transition is an education strategy designed to help students gain a strong academic foundation, empower them to discover what careers might interest them, and help them plan for continued education and the career of their choice. The School-to-Work Transition initiative builds upon the state's current education reform efforts. The Education Reform Act of 1993 (ESHB 1209) established four goals for improving student achievement. The fourth goal calls for students to "Understand the importance of work and how performance, effort, and decisions directly affect future career and educational opportunities." Establishing a School-to-Work Transition initiative primarily is the responsibility of the local community. Most of the state's 296 school districts have established partnerships or started School-to-Work Transition initiatives. Five state-level organizations are helping communities with their School-to-Work Transition initiatives - the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction , the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board , the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges , the Association of Washington Businesses and the Washington State Labor Council.

45. IL QC Chamber Of Commerce School-To-Work Partnership . Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce schoolto-work Partnership. Welcome Back. Our newest STW staff member is Angie Conrad. She http://www.riroe.k12.il.us/riroe/ilstw/

Check out the Website developed by students for students and "Jumpstart Your Future!" Check out the other projects created during the Student Leadership Academy If you'd like to run this ad free in your school paper, e-mail Susan Zelnio at szelnio@quadcitychamber.com Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce School-To-Work Partnership Welcome Back Our newest STW staff member is Angie Conrad . She will be helping schools in Henry, Mercer, and Stark Counties. Contact her at 309.935.6789. We are updating the look of our website. If there is anything you've used and think we should keep it, let us know by clicking here. Thanks for your help. First Edition will be out in August 2002 School Announcements New Announcments are Coming! Classroom Classics Newsletters First Edition will be out by October 2002 Adobe Reader IL QC Chamber of Commerce 622 - 19th Street

46. Help Students Answer The Questions Montana schoolto-work Coordinating Office PO Box 203101 2500 Broadway Helena, MT 59620-3101 Phone 406-444-6570 Fax 406-444-1469. http://www.montanaschooltowork.org/

S chool- t o- W ork education systems help students answer the questions: School-to-Work looks different in every community and school, based on the resources, needs, wishes, and values of those involved. School-to-Work is a partnership between educators, employers, labor representatives, students, parents, and government. The 3 basic components of a School-to-Work education system are: Partners in the Montana School-to-Work System include: a State level System Team and Specialists an Advisory Board of Montanans from across the state representing many constituent groups. eight Regional Technical Assistance Providers who assist STW schools in their region, and build sustainable peer-based technical assistance network in their region. One hundred and twenty local community partnerships throughout Montana who coordinate the local School-to-Work systems in their communities.

47. School To Work Home Page Posted 3.4.99 Updated 3.15.02. CESA 10 schoolto-work Office Candyce Lund, STW Coordinator 715-720-2037 715-723-1239 (fax) clund@cesa10.k12.wi.us. http://www.cesa10.k12.wi.us/IS/s2w/

Posted 3.4.99 Updated 3.15.02 CESA #10 School-to-Work Office clund@cesa10.k12.wi.us Index School Based Learning Work based Learning Connecting Activities Staff Development Calendar Welcome to CESA #10 School-to-Work web site. We hope that this web location will provide information and references for you. We are interested in your comments. Please send questions and/or suggestions to Candyce Lund at clund@cesa10.k12.wi.us The School-to-Work Initiative What is it and why do we put our efforts into it? What is it ? Wisconsin's School-to-Work (STW) transition system is about providing opportunities. The initiative combines school and work-based learning with enhanced career exploration and guidance helping students develop a deeper understanding of what they' Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (1994) described it as "a system of opportunities for all students to transition from education to employment." School-to-Work focuses on three components: school-based learning opportunities, work-based learning opportunities and connecting activities. School-based learning opportunities stress: Work-based learning opportunities utilizes, in part:

48. School-to-Work Transitions In Rural Communities NW Laboratory Home. Rural Education schoolto-work Transitions in Rural Communities. school-to-work TRANSITION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES Prepared by Bruce Miller. http://www.nwrel.org/ruraled/transitions.html

Rural Education SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: Prepared by Bruce Miller Rural Education Program and Education and Work Program Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory TABLE OF CONTENTS Broadus School District, Montana Profile Goals Origins of Community Development in Broadus, Montana ... Conclusion PROFILE Broadus, the county seat for Powder River County, Montana, is a small town located on U.S. Highway 212 that connects southeast Montana with South Dakota. Rolling prairie, cattle, sagebrush, and antelope are common sights as you drive through the area into town. Large freight trucks drone on day and night as they haul their payloads to destinations far beyond Broadus. Gillette, Wyoming, population 23,200, is 86 miles to the south. Miles City, Montana, population 9,602, is 78 miles to the east. Billings, the largest town in Montana with a population of 80,500, is a three-hour drive from Broadus, barring bad weather conditions. Isolation creates unique needs for the citizens of Broadus, but it also provides a valued way of life. Broadus is home to a local elementary and a county school district. The county high school is situated on the same campus as the elementary school. The buildings are relatively modern. Oil revenues helped build new additions during the early 1970s. Government, education, ranching, farming, and small service businesses are primary sources of employment. Small-plane chartering, hunting guide services and the development of a Wagon Train tourist event have also emerged in recent years. The county and the school district are the largest employers in the county. Student population has been on a steady decline since the 1980s. In 1985, the high school enrollment peaked at 171. By 1993, enrollment had dropped to 127, a 26 percent decline. Teachers remain some of the highest paid people in the county.

49. Children.state.mn.us/stw/ Division of Career Educationschoolto-work. Welcome! school-to-work is a federally approved initiative being implemented throughout our state through Missouri s Community Careers System. http://children.state.mn.us/stw/

50. School To Work schoolto-work Razing Miss America s Platform ©2000 Gary K. Clabaugh. Last year President Clinton signed the school-to-work Opportunities Act. http://www.newfoundations.com/Clabaugh/CuttingEdge/MsAmerica.html

From educational Horizons , Fall 1995 School-to-Work: Razing Miss America's Platform RETURN edited 3/5/01 Last year President Clinton signed the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. It provided $300 million to promote "seamless" transitions from the academy to the daily grind. This year it again looks like captains of industry will "advise" educators in how they should prepare their charges for a "seamless" transition to the world of work. Perhaps by happy coincidence, Shawntel Smith's Miss America 1996 "platform" also was "school to work education." Despite the combined endorsement of Clinton, Congress and Miss America, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act is a federal boondoggle of majestic proportions. Why? Because schooling is already too successful in preparing students for "seamless" transition to the world of work. History proves this irrefutably. Here is one obscure, but representative example. Seamlessly applying their academic training, World War II market-research pollsters in the Treasury Department quickly detected that anti-Japanese hate propaganda sold far more War Bonds than anti-German indoctrination. Their academically inspired market polls revealed the average American thought the Japanese to be "ungodly, subhuman, beastly, sneaky and treacherous." Subsequent bond drives featured malevolent, myopic "Nips." War Bond sales soared. Collateral racist hatred also was inflamed against Japanese-Americans; but, in another too smooth school to work transition, in this case from law school to courtroom, the Supreme Court had already 'protected' these loyal Americans by approving their 'internment.'

51. Education: School-to-Work schoolto-work. August 2000. What Is school-to-work? The school-to-work Opportunities Act of 1994 paved the way for a new approach to learning in America. http://www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/stw1.htm

Home Contact Us Press Room Site Overview ... Register Search: Advanced Search About NCSL Services Overview ... Education var doctitle=document.title document.write(doctitle) Add to My NCSL Education Program School-to-Work August 2000 What Is School-to-Work? Tax Credits: A Tie that Binds Business and Youth School-to-Work in State Legislation Statistics Show Promise for STW ... Related Links What Is School-to-Work? The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 paved the way for a new approach to learning in America. Jointly administered by the departments of education and labor, school-to-work brings together parents, teachers, and business leaders to create courses that prepare students both academically and practically for the world of work. As with any reform, change challenges existing systems, ideas and laws. Forty-two states have received STW implementation grants from the National School-to-Work Office to address the incorporation of STW principles into their state education system. The principles of STW include: integrated school-based and work-based learning that incorporates academic and occupational learning and links between secondary and postsecondary education

52. School-To-Work Inititative - Overview Links. schoolto-work Initiative Overview The Iowa school-to-work Office is here for you providing a resource liaison, linking needs to qualified resources. http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/stw/

Helping communities meet the learning needs of all of their children and adults. PreK-12 AEAs Community Colleges Universities / Colleges ... Links School-To-Work Initiative Overview Iowa School-to-Work offers resources to support: Building Community Partnerships Connecting Business and Education Delivering Career Education and Relevancy to all students PreK-14 Providing Professional Development all partners Integrating School-to-Work in Comprehensive School Improvement If you need help with: Getting questions answered Making connections Finding resources The Iowa School-to-Work Office is here for you providing a resource liaison, linking needs to qualified resources. Questions or Comments for and for indicates a link which leaves the IDOE site Send licensure questions to Licensure Send general questions to General Send web technical questions to Webmaster © 2004 Iowa Department of Education

53. School To Work - Business Education Council Of Niagara Your browser does not support script. BEC s Job Career Centre has moved! Welcome to the BEC s schoolto-work section. For those http://www.becon.org/schooltowork/default.html

Your browser does not support script document.write(dateString); Welcome to the BEC's School-to-Work section. For those of you who were expecting to be visiting the BEC's do not hit your "back" button. You are in the right place! All the great information that was once housed at jacc.becon.org can be found right here. New address - same great information! We invite you to come on in and explore these pages designed especially for students teachers parents and Niagara Region employers . Inside you will find interesting career education resources gathered specifically for each one of these groups and much, much more! (Don't forget to use the "In this Section" menu on the left to assist in you in navigating through this extensive section.) What does the term School-to-Work mean? It refers to activities that provide students with meaningful work experiences and career exploration opportunities. These are critical components in a student's life and School-to-Work activities are now provincial policy in elementary and secondary schools in Ontario. In particular, the Ontario high school curriculum and activities have changed to provide students with a more focussed approach to exploring careers and developing hands-on skills that will make them successful in their careers. It is a systemic approach to ensuring young people and our future workforce understand the world of work and the opportunites available to them. The BEC has always played a key role in facilitating the School-to-Work process between education, industry, labour and community organizations.

54. Education World ® - Administrators: School-to-Work: Connecting Schools And Care schoolto-work Connecting Schools and Career Decision-Making. Read about The school-to-work Opportunities Act of 1994 four years later. http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/admin081.shtml

EdWorld Internet Topics Sponsored links: Mondera Coupons Earn 90% Profit! Garden Decor Amazon Coupon Codes Coupon Codes Home Decor ... Walden University Graduate degrees in Education Host Department Web Hosting Alberghi Finanza ... Copy DVD Register To Win a $100 GiftCard Visit Target.com Vacanze Accessori Computer Career Education ... Deals On Hotels Related Reviews Enterprise Education National Center For Research in Vocational Education Job Corps Start-Up Education Related Categories Vocational Schools Adult and Continuing Education Related Articles Related Resources ... School To Work School Administrators Article S C H O O L A D M I N I S T R A T O R S A R T I C L E School-to-Work: Connecting Schools and Career Decision-Making Read about The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 four years later. Included: Descriptions of a handful of exemplary school-to-work programs across the grades! On May 4, 1994, President Bill Clinton signed the Opportunities Act of 1994 , establishing "a national framework within which all States can create statewide School-to-Work Opportunities systems that offer opportunities for all students to participate in a performance-based education and training program ." As a result of that act, schools across the country instituted programs designed to actively prepare students for the future job market. Now, Education World offers you a look at some of those results.

55. Education Reform Links: Louisiana And Around The Nation--School-to-Work And Cert schoolto-work Certificate of Initial Mastery . To feel good even if he can t read, write, or calculate? See a flier outlining school-to-work by Eagle forum. http://www.beau.lib.la.us/~edu/Stwcim.htm

Representative Henry Hyde (R-IL), Chairman, House Judiciary Committee, hosted an education conference entitled What Goals 2000 Means to the States on February 12, 1997on Capitol Hill. He opened the conference with an overview of the Mark Tucker "Seamless Web" plan that would change the mission of the public schools from teaching children knowledge and skills to training them to serve the global economy in jobs selected by workforce boards. What's Wrong With School-to-Work BCER Business Coalition for Education Reform Thirteen national business organizations have joined together to form the BCER to help strengthen America's schools. The BCER works to increase academic achievement for all students by supporting and expanding business involvement in education at the national, state, and local levels. Will Your Child be Educated - or Trained to Work? What will your child learn in school? To feel good even if he can't read, write, or calculate? See a flier outlining School-to-Work by Eagle forum. Labor Allocation During the Third Reich To some, this sounds like the pattern for school to work.

56. Job Seekers > School-to-Work The goal of the schoolto-work initiative in New Hampshire is to prepare all students with the skills, abilities and knowledge necessary to make good career http://www.labor.state.nh.us/job_seeker_school_to_work.asp

RSA 279-22-aa High School and Post Secondary Students New Hampshire Administrative Rules Chapter Lab 800 Payment of Wages and Requirements of Employers In the State of New Hampshire, work-based learning plays an integral role in workforce preparation. The goal of the School-to-Work initiative in New Hampshire is to prepare all students with the skills, abilities and knowledge necessary to make good career choices. Work based learning prepares our youth to become independent adults with opportunities for advanced education and career exploration, thus enhancing our economic strength. Schools and communities must work together in partnership to build a foundation of work-based learning and to provide the resources necessary to help all youth acquire the skills necessary to become independent and productive citizens. Pre-Screening form - Please complete in full and return to the New Hampshire Department of Labor. Approval Form for Non-Paid Work-Based Activities - Please complete in full and return to the NH Department of Labor. NH School-to-Work - Department of Education School-to-Work network connecting classrooms and communities.

57. School-to-Work Programs In Postsecondary Education schoolto-work Programs in Postsecondary Education. CenterFocus Number 7 / January 1995 Relevance of school-to-work Programs to Subsequent Employment. http://ncrve.berkeley.edu/CenterFocus/CF7.html

School-to-Work Programs in Postsecondary Education CenterFocus Number 7 / January 1995 Morton Inger The transition from school to work in the United States is neither smooth nor efficient. Although most young Americans start working at paid jobs while they are in high school, these jobs are seldom connected to their studies or career aspirations. After leaving school, with or without a diploma, most young people spend a number of years floundering from one disconnected job to another. To prevent this evident waste of human resources, states and localities, encouraged by federal legislation, have been designing school-to-work systems. This paper focuses on school-to-work programs in two-year colleges. While community, junior, and technical colleges have always offered some vocational curricula, the number of their offerings has increased and the range of direct linkages with outside organizations has become remarkably wide. More than two-thirds of two-year institutions offer co-op or work experience, and almost one institution in six offers the classroom component of apprenticeship training. Although nearly nine out of ten two-year schools operate school-based enterprises, the numbers of students involved are tinyless than a half of a percent. Even co-op and apprenticeship do not enroll very large numbers, accounting for only 2.25 percent and 1.39 percent of the schools' total enrollment, respectively. Co-op Evaluations of co-op in two-year colleges have been too sparse and too limited to permit firm conclusions or generalizations. The few evaluations that NCRVE's researchers found are summarized here.

58. School To Work schoolto-work Opportunities Act. In June 1991, the US Department of Labor and the Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/school/page3.html

Contents Introduction Task Force Legislation School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) ... References Tables and Figures Table 1: SCANS-Skills and Competencies Needed for Successful Employment Table 2: Hypothetical Skill Profiles for Career Clusters Figure 1: Knowledge and Decision Making About Occupations and Careers in the World of Work Figure 2: Relative Levels of Effect on Vocational Knowledge and Choice for Four Sources of Influence Over the Life of an Individual ... Back to Top School-to-Work Opportunities Act The SCANS report identified skills and competencies and suggested approaches for acquiring those skills in public education. It did not focus on assessment methods in particular but it did mention SCANS assessments at the 8th- and 12th-grade levels (What Work Requires of Schools, 1991). Although these statements defined objectives and goals of measurement, they were silent on particular methods of measurement or assessment. We believe that psychology can contribute greatly to designing, researching, and implementing assessment methods that attempt to achieve these goals, within limits of feasibility and practicality. The School-to-Work Opportunities Act identifies three major components, each containing specific activities designed to assist students in the transition from school to work: a school-based learning component, a work-based learning component, and connecting activities.

59. School To Work Approved by APA Council of Representatives, August 1999. schoolto-work Task Force. school@lists.apa.org. Cindy Carlson, PhD Division http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/school/page1a.html

Contents Introduction Task Force Legislation School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) ... References Tables and Figures Table 1: SCANS-Skills and Competencies Needed for Successful Employment Table 2: Hypothetical Skill Profiles for Career Clusters Figure 1: Knowledge and Decision Making About Occupations and Careers in the World of Work Figure 2: Relative Levels of Effect on Vocational Knowledge and Choice for Four Sources of Influence Over the Life of an Individual ... Back to Top Approved by APA Council of Representatives, August 1999 School-to-Work Task Force school@lists.apa.org Cindy Carlson, PhD Division 43: Family Psychology Graduate Advisor The University of Texas-Austin SZB 504 University of Texas-Austin Austin, TX 78712 Work: (512) 471-4155, ext. 4 Direct Line: (512) 232-4835 Home: (512) 458-9736 Fax: (512) 471-1288 E-mail: cindy.carlson@mail.utexas.edu Sharon Derry, PhD Division 15: Educational Psychology Educational Psychology University of Wisconsin 1025 W. Johnson

60. STW Components Major schoolto-work Components. STW 1 - Career Development. STW 9 - Post Secondary Involvement. STW 10 - school-to-work Local Site Plan. http://www.okcareertech.org/careertechconnectrc/Supplemental Pages/crosswlk/stwc

Resource Center Resources aligning with professional teaching competencies Master Teacher Competencies Reference Guide Reference Guide Back to CareerTech Connect Home ... InfoTrac Web (contact us for a password) Email a Request Major School-to-Work Components STW 1 - Career Development STW 2 - Curriculum Standards STW 3 - Integrated Curriculum STW 4 - Business and Community Relationships STW 5 - Work-based Learning STW 6 - All Aspects of the Industry STW 7 - Teaching All Students STW 8 - Instructional Technology STW 9 - Post Secondary Involvement STW 10 - School-to-Work Local Site Plan STW 11 - Professional Development Planning STW 12 - Local School-to-Work Partnership Development Resource Center comment on this site Phone(405) 743-5163 / Fax (405) 743-6809 1500 W. 7th Avenue Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074-4364 Career Tech Home Page Career Tech Site Map ... Legal Information Web pages © 2000 Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

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