More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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My course, Occupational Safety and Fundamentals, is a CTAE course that helps students prepare for the workforce by using their creativity and skills with machinery while incorporating critical thinking and higher order thinking skills. My students are always surprised by what they are able to create in this class, especially when they have never had the opportunity to create craftsmanship before.
Due to the needs of the students, the Entrepreneurship pilot program, Couches for A Cause, was birthed. After much evaluation of what were some of the biggest barriers to student attendance, we concluded that there were five major areas barriers: Basic needs, mental health, job accessibility, college and career readiness, and parent and community engagement. We realized that as a small school we needed help from our neighboring community in order to meet these needs. Through the generous donations of our community partners, new couches that were slightly damaged through shipping and handling, i.e. broken legs, arms, etc. were donated to the school under the premise that our students could develop a school based enterprise in which they could repair, market and receive donations for the couches that could then be used to supplant the many needs throughout the building.
The funds offered through the APS CLL Grow. Lead. Transform. Mini Grants will assist our program with purchasing much needed equipment to continue the momentum of this course and this program.
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My course, Occupational Safety and Fundamentals, is a CTAE course that helps students prepare for the workforce by using their creativity and skills with machinery while incorporating critical thinking and higher order thinking skills. My students are always surprised by what they are able to create in this class, especially when they have never had the opportunity to create craftsmanship before.
Due to the needs of the students, the Entrepreneurship pilot program, Couches for A Cause, was birthed. After much evaluation of what were some of the biggest barriers to student attendance, we concluded that there were five major areas barriers: Basic needs, mental health, job accessibility, college and career readiness, and parent and community engagement. We realized that as a small school we needed help from our neighboring community in order to meet these needs. Through the generous donations of our community partners, new couches that were slightly damaged through shipping and handling, i.e. broken legs, arms, etc. were donated to the school under the premise that our students could develop a school based enterprise in which they could repair, market and receive donations for the couches that could then be used to supplant the many needs throughout the building.
The funds offered through the APS CLL Grow. Lead. Transform. Mini Grants will assist our program with purchasing much needed equipment to continue the momentum of this course and this program.