Ms.
Henkel
Mrs.
Preston
Offered Electives
This
elective requires students to obtain
work permits and experience job environments.
WE8525 General Work Experience I/IV
Work Experience Education
(WEE) class allows students with part-time
jobs to earn high school credits for
the work ethics and skills they are
learning on the job. There are three
types of Work Experience Education:
General Work Experience
class is for students who are
16 years or older and are employed in
a part-time job that meets the class
criteria. Students may earn zero to
10 credits each semester depending upon
the number of hours worked, work experience
classes attended, and homework completed.
Vocational Work
Experience is for students
who are 16 years of age or older and
are employed in a part-time job that
meets the class criteria, for which
they have completed vocational training
(such as auto mechanics or office clerk),
and/or meets their future career goals.
Students may earn zero to 10 credits
each semester depending upon the number
of hours worked, work experience classes
attended, and homework completed. Student
may earn a total of 40 Vocational Work
Experience credits towards high school
graduation requirements.
Exploratory Work
Experience is for students
who are 14 years or older and are doing
volunteer service in a job or community
site that meets the class criteria.
Students may earn zero to 10 credits
each semester depending upon the number
of hours volunteered, work experience
classes attended, and homework completed.
Students may earn a total of 20 Exploratory
Work Experience credits towards high
school graduation requirements.
