1st Graduating Class of Business-Led High School Transition Program

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Graduates

 

Project SEARCH is a nationally recognized business-led high school transition program that provides on-the-job training for students with disabilities, aged 18-22. The Governor’s Council with Disabilities and Special Education has helped start two pilot programs in the state this year--one based at Providence Hospital in Anchorage and the other at the Matsu Regional Health Center. Another Project Search site will begin in Fairbanks this fall. The program is a true collaboration and is supported by a grant from the Department of Education and Early Development. The state Division of Vocational Rehabilitation provides job coaching and placement services. The local school districts provide a teacher on-site at the place of business, and each of the hospital provides a classroom and job experiences. Pictured is the first graduates from the Project Search site at Providence Hospital.  Although only six students now, the program will grow to 10-12 students at each site this fall. From left to right,  Elizabeth Blackburn, Teacher, ACE/ACT Anchorage School District; Amy Black, Intern, Sterile Processing Department; Thomas “T.J.” Jacobson, Intern, General Stores; Danielle Myers, Intern, Day Surgery; Michael Cobaugh, Intern, Radiology and Imaging Department; and Marilyn “Lyn” Waldron, Intern, Dietary Services. (Not pictured, Christina Flaherty, Intern, Sterile Processing Department).