Non-Departmental Courses

WORK EXPERIENCE - Grades 11, 12

General Work Experience is an elective, variable-credit class combining paid employment experience with mandatory weekly classroom instruction. Students enter the program with jobs they have acquired themselves. In class, students discuss and develop work habits, attitudes, job-related skills, and create a personal employment portfolio, which can be used to locate, secure, and retain employment. Students benefit by learning valuable basic employability skills and by having the opportunity to discuss work-related issues with their peers and instructor in class away from the demands of the work environment. The program is a partnership of employers, the WE teachercoordinator, students, and parents. The final link is made as the Work Experience teacher-coordinator visits the worksites on a quarterly basis to monitor student progress and then provides students with individual feedback, recognition, and guidance. Students receive academic credit for the course according to the number of hours they work on the job site (36 hours = 1 school credit); 50% of their course grade is determined by the employer and 50% comes from their class participation and assignments. Students may earn up to 40 Work Experience credits in their high school career.

STUDENT CLERK - Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

NOTE: 2.5 units of credit per semester (half the credits of regular courses).

Assistance in school offices or helping individual teachers, performing services such as record keeping, filing, and duplicating. Student assistant course will earn 2.5 units of credit each semester up to a maximum of 30 units of credit. Students earn a “credit” or “no credit” grade.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANT/PEER TUTOR - Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Assistance to teachers as laboratory aides. Students are given instructional support by working directly with students as tutors; help to prepare laboratory and shop instructional material set-ups, and assist teachers using computer technology. A student may earn 5 units per semester up to a maximum of 30 units of credit in student-assistance courses. Students earn a “credit” or “no credit” grade. Students are required to attend mandatory training.