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Technical Education

Career Based Intervention
(Alpha Park)
Grades 9 - 12
8 credits each year
5 additional courses comprised of both Traditional and Virtual Learning Courses. Students will have their school
counselors forward their schedules to Excel TECC office. Students are responsible to meet their home school
graduation requirements.
It is a mandatory requirement of this program that all juniors and seniors obtain outside employment within 3 weeks
of the start of the program. If at any time the student is without employment they must attend CBI all day.
Prerequisite: Interview by Instructor and recommended by Counselor and/or Administrator. Students must be 15
years old before the start of the school year, must attend class every day, and follow all the guidelines of the
Mayfield City Schools while earning high school credit.
Recommendation: Counselor and/or Administrator
Recommended For: Technical Education

Career-Based Intervention (CBI) is a career technical education program designed for students in grades 9 -12 who
are identified as disadvantaged (either academically or economically or both) and who have barriers to achieving
academic and career success. The program is aimed specifically at helping students become motivated toward
education exploring work experience. The CBI program is designed to help students recover credits, improve
academic competencies, graduate from high school, develop employability skills, implement a career plan and
participate in a career pathway in preparing for careers.

CBI is based on the key principles of higher student expectations, studying the common curriculum of the school,
providing authentic learning opportunities, having supportive structures and establishing a sense of belonging. In
this program, the student must also work outside the school day and earn money as well as credit for
graduation. Each student also receives job related instruction in class. The ultimate objective of the CBI program is
graduation from high school with marketable skills and a career path.

The main goal of CBI students in grades 9-12 is to be able to graduate and be able to learn employability skills to
implement a career plan.

Job Training
Grades 10-12
Up to 3 credits per year
One or two-year enrollment options.
Prerequisite: Interview; at least 16 years of age; recommendation of counselor.

The Job Training program is an option for students who want an individualized program that enables them to gain
relevant work experience and on-the-job training while completing their academic requirements for graduation.
Working with the student, a progression toward competitive employment is determined. The majority of the
training provided is through community-based placements with on-the-job mentoring and employer provided
supports. Paid or unpaid placements are determined individually based on a student’s prior experiences and job
readiness. Job placements are developed with considerations for proximity to the student’s residence, and
transportation-related requirements. Students meet for small group instruction weekly at their home schools. To earn
3 credits per year, a student must be engaged fifteen hours per week in either paid or unpaid work experience.

The outcomes of the program are: job search skills, employability skills, and paid work experience. It is the
responsibility of the student and family to arrange transportation to paid or unpaid work sites.

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