a. Provide training, including, but not limited to, in-house vocational and academic training, to juniors and seniors who qualify for services in the Exceptional Children’s Program in the Johnston County Schools and who are referred by school personnel and/or other agencies, including, but not limited to, the Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities, YES I CAN youth program, the Department of Social Services Adolescent Parenting Program, etc. Training includes, but is not limited to, the following: orientation to students regarding business policies and procedures prior to training and/or employment; assessment of students’ work potential and interests; matching students with appropriate community based training and employment sites; and scheduling student participation in work experience. b. Complete required OCS/Life Skills paperwork according to policies set forth by the JCPS Transition Coordinator. This includes, but is not limited to, keeping documentation of service delivery of all program components, providing completed timesheets and grade sheets to OCS teachers, and providing copies of end-of-year Program Evaluation data to the Transition Coordinator. c. Assist school personnel with maintenance of forms for student portfolios. d. Provide copies of evaluations, individual rehabilitation plans, and staffing reports to referral agencies and school personnel, as appropriate and/or as requested by the Board. e. Maintain communication with the Transition Coordinator and designated school personnel at each area high school and participate, by invitation, in IEP, transition and other scheduled meetings for OCS/Life Skills students.
