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1. Preparing Students with Disabilities for Career Opportunities and Post-High School Activities School-Wide Strategies that Involve All Categories of Students with Disabilities James Frasier, Ph.D. Researcher Center on Education and Work University of Wisconsin-Madison http://www.cew.wisc.edu jfrasier@education.wisc.edu

2. Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences (CHSAS) CHSAS was the first urban, college prep agricultural high school in the nation. While many schools offer agricultural courses, in this school every student majors in agriculture.

3. Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences http://chicagoagr.org

4. CHSAS - School Report Card http://iirc.niu.edu/default.aspx?tsource=home

5. Inclusive Career Preparation All Students: 9th Grade – Full year of Introduction to Agricultural Occupations

6. Inclusive Career Preparation All Students: 9th Grade – Full year of Introduction to Agricultural Occupations Members of Future Farmers of America (Grades 9 – 12)

7. Inclusive Career Preparation All Students: 10th Grade – 4 Week Summer School 3.5 hours day

8. Inclusive Career Preparation All Students: 10th Grade – 4 Week Summer School 3.5 hours day 10th Grade – Supervised Agricultural Work Experience

9. Inclusive Career Preparation All Students: 10th Grade – 4 Week Summer School 3.5 hours day 10th Grade – Supervised Agricultural Work Experience SAE into personal online portfolio

10. Inclusive Career Preparation All Students: 11th Grade – Focus on one of 5 Agricultural Career Pathways Agricultural Mechanics & Technology Animal Science Horticulture Food Science Agricultural Finance

11. Inclusive Career Preparation All Students: 11th Grade – Focus on one of 5 Agricultural Career Pathways Agricultural Mechanics & Technology Animal Science Horticulture Food Science Agricultural Finance 11th Grade – Job Shadow for 1 Day

12. Adapted Career Pathways Program – For Students with a Moderate – to – Severe Cognitive Disability Focus on one of 4 Agricultural Career Pathways Agricultural Mechanics & Woodshop Technology Animal Science Horticulture Food Science 55 minute class – 5 Days Each Week Taught by regular agricultural education teachers

13. Southside Occupational Academy Rotation Program – Students with Severe Physical and/or Neurological Disability 10 Week Experience at CHSAS Taught by Southside Occupational Academy Teachers Exposure to non-disabled peers Agricultural Occupational Experiences in: Animal Science Horticulture Food Science Food Retail Sales

14. CHSASProgram for Students with Severe Physical and/or Neurological Disability Full School Day – ½ day at CHSAS and ½ day in community Taught by 2 Special Education Teachers Exposure to non-disabled peers Participate in Adapted Career Pathways Program Animal Science Horticulture Food Science Swimming in school indoor pool

15. Westminster High School Orange County, California http://www.whslions.com

16. Transitioning Students with Disabilities into Adult Activities Begins in the 8th Grade IEP Meeting Transitioning Students with Disabilities from Middle To High School. Teaching Exceptional Children Plus. Volume 4, Number 2. December 2007. http://escholarship.bc.edu/education/tecplus/vol4/iss2/art2

17. Transitioning Students with Disabilities into Adult Activities All Students: 9th Grade – Career Exploration Pathways – Rotate to 1 Each Quarter Business and Marketing Arts and Communication Agriculture and Environmental Studies Industrial Technology

18. Transitioning Students with Disabilities into Adult Activities All Students: 9th Grade – Career Exploration Beginning of School Year Job – O --- Commercial Set of Career Exploration Activities Job – O --- Emphasis is on personality fit to career choice

19. Transitioning Students with Disabilities into Adult Activities All Students: 9th Grade – End of School Year Job Prep --- Teacher led activities to ID jobs, fill out applications, read classifieds Career Center --- Staffed with 2 full-time counselors, internet-based career information focus, local job openings

20. Transitioning Students with Disabilities into Adult Activities All Students: 9th Grade – End of School Year Career Project – Road to Success Poster Divided up into 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Grade Education and Career-Related Activities

21. Transitioning Students with Disabilities into Adult Activities All Students: 11th & 12th Grade – Regional Occupational Program (ROP) Held after regular school hours Attend with Adults Pay Tuition 5 Career Pathways

22. Transitioning Students with Disabilities into Adult Activities All Students: 12th Grade – STAR Program – Completing Concentrated Area of Study Survey Certificate Advanced Certificate

23. Preparing Students with Disabilities for Career Opportunities and Post-High School Activities School-Wide Strategies that Involve All Categories of Students with Disabilities James Frasier, Ph.D. Researcher Center on Education and Work University of Wisconsin-Madison http://www.cew.wisc.edu jfrasier@education.wisc.edu