WorkAbility I (WAI), Work
Based Assessment and GrantAbility are paid work based
learning experience programs for students currently
enrolled in a special education program approved by
the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Student participants accepted in WorkAbility I (WAI),
Work Based Assessment and GrantAbility may be assigned
to either private sector businesses or non-profit organizations
and will perform a variety of duties requiring entry
level skills.
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Work
Based Assessment |
WorkAbility
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GrantAbility |
| DEFINITIONS |
A paid work based
learning experience for students currently enrolled
in a special education program approved by the
Los Angeles Unified School District and registered
with the State Department of Rehabilitation, through
the Transition Partnership Program.
Student participants accepted in this program
are assigned to a work location to perform a variety
of duties requiring entry level skills. |
A paid work based
learning experience for students currently enrolled
in a special education program approved by the
Los Angeles Unified School District.
Student participants accepted in this work based
learning program are assigned to private sector
businesses (for profit only) and will perform
a variety of duties requiring entry level skills. |
A paid work based
learning experience funded by the LAUSD Division
of Special Education, District Office of Transition
Services Transition Grant Program.
GrantAbility is designed for students currently
enrolled in a special education program approved
by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Student participants accepted in this
work based learning program are assigned to appropriate
work-based learning sites and will perform a variety
of duties requiring entry level skills. |
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| DUTIES |
Each student participant
may perform various entry-level work site duties
selected to assist him/her in developing basic
social and job skills essential for maintaining
regular employment.
Students may participate in the Work Based Assessment
program one time per school year for a maximum
of one hundred (100) hours. A student participant
is limited to ten (10) hours of subsidized training
per week or twenty (20) hours for off-track students,
totaling two hundred (200) hours as authorized
by Department of Rehabilitation (120 hours for
off-track students). Training is considered part
of the school program, and may extend after regular
school hours.
A student participant may not work exclusively
on weekends or holidays. The hourly rate for training
will be the current State minimum wage. The student
participant is not paid when he/she is not at
work. The training program schedule will accommodate
individual students. |
Each student participant
may perform various entry-level work site duties
selected to assist him/her in developing basic
social and job skills essential for maintaining
regular employment.
Students may participate in the WorkAbility I
program one time per school year for a maximum
of one hundred (100) hours. A student participant
is limited to ten (10) hours of subsidized training
per week or twenty (20) hours for off-track students.
Training is considered part of the school program,
and may extend after regular school hours.
A student participant may not work exclusively
on weekends or holidays. The hourly rate for training
will be the current State minimum wage. The student
participant is not paid when he/she is not at
work. The training program schedule will accommodate
individual student needs. |
Each student participant
may perform various entry-level work site duties
selected to assist
him/her in developing basic social and job skills
essential for maintaining regular employment.
Students may participate in the GrantAbility
program one time per school year. The number of
work-based learning hours will be determined by
the Grant Committee. A student participant is
limited to twenty (20) hours of subsidized training
per week. Training is
considered part of the school program, and may
extend after regular school hours.
A student participant may not work exclusively
on weekends or holidays. The hourly rate for training
will be the current State minimum wage. The student
participant is not paid when he/she is not at
work. The training program schedule will accommodate
individual student needs. |
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| QUALIFICATIONS |
-A student (age 16–21)
currently enrolled in LAUSD-approved Special
Education program.
-Willingness to participate in the WBA program
as defined above.
-Authorized for WBA program
participation by the California Department of
Rehabilitation. |
A student (age 16–21) currently enrolled
in LAUSD-approved Special Education program.
Willingness to participate in the WorkAbility
I program as defined above.
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Current LAUSD enrolled in a LAUSD-approved
Special Education program as designed above.
Student age 16–21 years old.
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