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Project Search
Have you heard? KPBSD is looking forward to being the fourth Project Search site in the state! With the support and guidance of the Governor’s Council on Disabilities, KPBSD has begun the initial steps in developing vocational internships with our local business partner, Central Peninsula Hospital (CPH).
Project Search is a secondary transition program for students ages 18-22 with special needs. KPBSD and CPH will place students in internships in the hospital for one year. Students will experience three different jobs while gaining employability and job specific skills. The ultimate goal for the end of the year is for these students to be ready to compete in our community’s competitive job market!
KPBSD has committed a teacher position to this project. That teacher’s classroom will be at CPH. The curriculum will be furnished by Project Search. Interns are still students of the district and must attend daily, and IEPs continue to be in effect.
Though the plan for the 2012-2013 school year is to begin Project Search in the Central Peninsula, transition activities are occurring across our district. Preparing for post-secondary transition is an exciting time for students and teachers. Project Search is just one opportunity on our district’s continuum for transition. For more information about Project Search, please contact Denise Kelly!