ERIC Number: ED495866
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Feb
Pages: 76
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Handbook for Implementing a Comprehensive Work-Based Learning Program According to the Fair Labor Standards Act. Third Edition. Essential Tools: Improving Secondary Education with Transition for Youth with Disabilities
Johnson, David R.; Sword, Carrie; Habhegger, Barbara
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), University of Minnesota
Work-Based Learning (WBL) is an effective approach in delivering career and technical education and training to youth with disabilities. This handbook provides guidance to schools operating WBL programs and encourages the adoption of WBL programs by schools not presently using this approach. By following the information and examples in this handbook, school personnel can proceed with confidence to operate effective work-based learning programs consistent with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The handbook has three sections. Section one introduces the events and actions leading to the development of WBL and guidelines promoting this approach consistent with the FLSA. Section two presents answers to the questions most frequently asked by school personnel in carrying out WBL programs compliant with the FLSA. Section three describes the WBL experiences of eight students ages 14-21. Sample forms, agreements, and supporting documentation required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and FLSA are included in the examples whenever possible. This document also includes contact information for offices and personnel of the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division and organizations involved in planning and delivering transition services for youth with disabilities, as well as information on Supplemental Security Work Incentives available to transition-aged youth with disabilities. [This document was originally published in November 1999 by the National Transition Network (NTN) through a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), and the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. The document was originally authored by Brian Cobb, William Halloran, Marlene Simon, Michael Norman, and Partricia Bourexis. The third edition was revised, updated, and edited by David R. Johnson, Carrie Sword, and Barbara Habhegger.]
Descriptors: Technical Education, School Personnel, Youth, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Documentation, Transitional Programs, Secondary Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning, Career Information Systems, Individualized Education Programs, Special Needs Students, Adolescents, Young Adults, Interpersonal Competence, Guides
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition. Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, 6 Pattee Hall, 150 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Tel: 612-624-2097; Fax: 612-624-9344; e-mail: ncset@umn.edu; Web site: http://www.ncset.org
Publication Type: Guides - General
Education Level: Adult Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, Minneapolis, MN.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Fair Labor Standards Act; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A