From staff reports
BLOOMINGDALE Transition to Work students are back on the job after the coronavirus impacted their ability to hone their job skills.
Instructor Christina Henderson said her 12 juniors and seniors at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School have been performing tasks outdoors at Vaccaro Field, where they clean up after local games. The work allows them to get hands-on experience outside of school and she hopes they will also resume working for area businesses.
“We’re only allowed to have them at Vaccaro Field because it’s outside, but here at school we’ve opened our school store to staff only,” she added. “That allows the students to get their skills by running and cleaning the slush and popcorn machines and making cookies.”
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LIFE AND JOB SKILLS â Devin Rea and Ivana Virden, seniors in the Transition To Work program at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, prepare items at the school store and gain living and job skills in the process. Instructor Christina Henderson said COVID has limited projects such as job sites but the students are doing what they can to prepare for life after high school.
BLOOMINGDALE The Transition To Work program at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School is giving special needs students skills to help them both in life and on the job.
Students have learned tools to become more independent and even work, but COVID has temporarily shelved projects such as community worksites and altered operations of the school store. Instructor Christina Henderson said her class has done its best to conform with the changes and they still gain some experience in the process.