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Title: WEE District Plans


1
WEE District Plans
  • Writing, Updating and
  • CDE Approval
  • Updated 10/2009

2
Ed Code 51775
  • The Legislature recognizes that there is a need
    to provide for the review of work experience
    education programs offered by school districts
    offering these programs at least once every three
    years, in accordance with regulations prescribed
    by the Superintendent of Public Instruction

3
Step One
  • Find the current district plan
  • Work Experience Teachers
  • Curriculum Office
  • As a last resort, contact the CDE and ask for a
    copy of your district plan

4
Step Two
  • Review the Plan
  • Are you teaching according to the plan?
  • Are you issuing credits according to the plan
  • Does the plan do what you need it to do
  • If you have multiple programs, obtain input from
    all stakeholders

5
Step Two cont.
  • Review the Plan
  • If the plan is doing what you need it to do, you
    need to DO NOTHING!
  • BUT,
  • If it is not doing what you need it to do, FIX
    IT!

6
Step Three-The Fix
  • Obtain and read a copy of the CDE approved
  • Secondary District Plan For Work Experience
    Education (WEE) Application
  • To be referred to as THE APPLICATION

7
The Fix
  • Develop a curriculum model that restates the most
    of the assurances listed in
  • THE APPLICATION

8
The Fix
  • Attach your district WEE curriculum to
  • THE APPLICATION
  • The WEE curriculum should include
  • How WEE credits are granted to WEE students
  • A copy for the Training Agreement/Plan

9
The Fix
  • The WEE curriculum should include
  • Units of Instruction for each semester
  • Any District Work Permit Restrictions including
    Regular and Work Experience Permits
  • Any memos of understanding with different
    entities (Workability, etc.)

10
The Fix
  • The WEE curriculum should include
  • The Employer Evaluation
  • Any other documents the district might want to
    include.Syllabus, Letters to Employers,
    Grading/Credit scales, etc.

11
The Fix
  • Mail a local governing board approved application
    and supporting documents to the CDE
  • LET US NOW REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS ASSUEANCES
    FOR GREATER UNDERSTSANDING AND CLAIRIFICATION.

12
The Assurances
  • The District WEE Plan needs to be approved by the
    local school board
  • The WEE teacher/coordinator is the entity mainly
    responsible for implementation of the District
    WEE Plan
  • The WEE teacher/coordinator shall have a teaching
    credential for the secondary level

13
Assurances
  • The WEE teacher/coordinator shall have two years
    of work experience outside the teaching
    profession. (8 quarters of SS)
  • The WEE teacher/coordinator has knowledge of the
    educational purposes, standards, laws, and
    regulations regarding WEE

14
Assurances
  • The WEE student must be 16 exceptions
  • Student in grade 11 or higher
  • Principal exemption (see handout)
  • The student must attend school a minimum day-SEE
    NEXT SLIDE FOR NEW LAW

15
New Minimum Day Law
  • The minimum school day in anyhigh schoolmay be
    computed by determining the number of minutes of
    attendance in ay two consecutive schooldays and
    dividing that number by two. If the resulting
    quotient is 240even if the number of minutes
    attended in any one school day is less than 240,
    but not less than 180. EC 46142 (a)

16
New Minimum Day Law
  • Exceptions
  • The minimum dayfor a pupil enrolled in a work
    experience education programin which the
    regularly scheduled period is greater than 60
    minutes in length, the minimum day is one or more
    periods totaling at least 180 minutes in
    duration. (EC 46144)
  • Continuation high school students (EC 46145)
  • Graduating WEE students in the last semester of
    their senior year (EC 46147)

17
Assurances
  • The WEE teacher caseload can not exceed 125
    students per one full time certificated
    teacher/coordinator.
  • The WEE teacher/coordinator is responsible for
    preparing and conducting related classroom
    instruction equal to one instructional period per
    week.

18
Assurances
  • A course description is attached to the
    application that includes the major units of
    instruction for each semester for the type of
    Work Experience being offered.
  • The WEE teacher/coordinator shall conduct a
    minimum of two on site visits per semester and
    one during the summer school session.

19
The Training Agreement/Plan
  • Every WEE program shall have a written formal
    training agreement/training plan identifying the
    responsibilities of the school district,
    employer, parent and student is developed for
    each student.

20
The Training Agreement/Plan
  • The training agreement/plan must include
  • The student objectives to be accomplished at the
    work site.
  • The work site offers a reasonable probability of
    continuous employment for the student during the
    period for which the student is enrolled.
  • The employer has the appropriate equipment,
    material and facilities to provide learning
    opportunities.

21
The Training Agreement/Plan
  • The work conditions will not endanger the health,
    safety, welfare, or morals of the student.
  • The employer provides adequate adult supervision
  • The employer provides Workers Compensation
    Insurance
  • The employer maintains students hourly records
    and cooperates in rating the students
    achievement.
  • The employer can not discriminate

22
Work Permits
  • The WEE teacher issues the work permit for all
    students enrolled in the WEE program.
  • Note Here is where a district can designate the
    amount of hours and restrictions the district
    wishes to place on regular and WEE work permits.

23
Granting Credit
  • The district procedure for granting credit shall
    be included with the application.
  • The maximum number of credits a student can earn
    in WEE is 40.
  • No more than 10 credits can be earned in one
    semester.
  • Exploratory WEE students can earn a maximum of 20
    credits, 10 max per semester

24
Professional Development
  • A provision is made for WEE professional
    development for new and continuing WEE
    teacher/coordinators and other support personnel
    in WEE.

25
District Record Keeping
  • The district must keep the following records for
    each student enrolled in WEE.
  • The type of WEE the student is enrolled in
  • Where the student is employed
  • The type of job the student holds
  • The students work permit if applicable
  • The employers report of students hourly work
    record

26
District Record Keeping
  • The students evaluation
  • Report of employer consultations
  • Rating of each student, including their grade
  • Formal Training Agreement/Plan

27
More Assurances
  • WEE shall be in compliance with Title VI and
    Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
    with Title 5 of the California Code of
    Regulations
  • WEE shall be in compliance with Title IX of the
    Education Amendments of 1972.

28
A Final Word
  • The District Superintendent should sign the
    application in the appropriate location
  • The agenda item and the minutes for the Local
    Governing Board approval of the plan should be
    included with the application to the CDE
  • Three copies of the application need to be
    submitted to the CDE.
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