AR 6178.1
Instruction
Work Experience Education
Criteria for Credit
Upon the satisfactory
completion of a work experience education program, a student shall be granted
credit in an amount not to exceed 40 semester credits, no more than 10 of which
shall be awarded in any one semester, provided that the student satisfies all
of the following requirements:
(Education Code 51760.3)
1. At the time of enrollment, the student is at least 16 years
of age or, if under the age of 16 years, fulfills one of the following
criteria:
a. The
student is enrolled in grade 11 or higher.
b. The
director certifies that the student is in need of immediate work experience
education in order to pursue employment opportunities.
c. The
director certifies that there is a probability that the student will no longer
be enrolled as a full-time student without being provided the opportunity to enroll
in a work experience education program.
d. The
student's individualized education program prescribes the type of training for
which participation in a work experience education
program is deemed appropriate.
2. During the course of the student's enrollment in the
program, the student receives at least the equivalent of one instructional
period per week of related classroom instruction or counseling by a
certificated employee. The work experience instruction or counseling shall be offered in sessions scheduled
intermittently throughout the semester.
3. The work experience education program meets all of the
requirements of law.
Minimum Day
The minimum day for
students enrolled in a work experience education program shall be four periods
totaling at least 180 minutes in duration, with the following exceptions:
1. A different schedule may be established for students who are
enrolled in a continuation school or
class pursuant to Education Code 48402 or
who are participating in the School-Based Pupil Motivation and Maintenance
Program. (Education Code 46144)
2. When a school's regularly scheduled period is greater than
60 minutes, the minimum day shall be one
or more periods totaling at least 180 minutes in duration. (Education Code 46144)
Work Experiences and
Related Instruction
The district shall enter
into a formal training agreement with each employer to provide one or more of
the following paid and unpaid types of on-the-job experiences: (5 CCR 10071)
1. Vocational work experience education which reinforces and
extends vocational learning opportunities for students through a combination of related classroom
instruction in work experience education and supervised paid employment in the
occupation for which their vocational
course in school prepares them
2. General work experience education which has as its purpose
the application of basic skills of reading, writing and computation, and which enables students to acquire
general and specific occupational skills through a combination of a supervised
paid employment in any occupational
field and related classroom instruction in work experience education
3. Nonpaid exploratory work
experience education which provides students opportunities to observe and
sample systematically a variety of conditions
of work for the purpose of ascertaining their interest and suitability for the occupation they
are exploring
The Superintendent or
designee may establish and supervise work experience programs in areas outside
the district, either within
All laws or rules
applicable to minors in employment relationships shall be applicable to
students enrolled in work experience courses.
(Education Code 51763)
A work permit may be
issued to a minor between under the age of 18 and over the age of 14 who is
regularly enrolled in a high school or community college or who has been
assigned to a vocational course in a place of employment, and who will work
part-time as a student enrolled in a work experience education course. (Education Code 49113)
Responsibilities of
Teacher-Coordinator
The work experience
teacher-coordinator shall conduct the related classroom instruction, prepare
individual training plans, observe and consult with students, and make at least
two on-site contacts per semester with each work station supervisor and at
least one on-site contact during summer school to evaluate student
performance. (5 CCR 10074)
Adopted:
Revised: