High School - High Tech

OVERALL GOALS OF THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL/HIGH TECH

• Increase graduation rates of youth with disabilities
• Increase the enrollment of youth with disabilities into post secondary education
• Improve school to work transition outcomes
• Promote self-determination

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HSHT 4-DESIGN FEATURES

Preparatory Experience This design feature includes activities and services undertaken by youth at the program site or collaborating education site in accepting and nurturing environments that relate to career assessment (formal and informal), opportunity awareness, and work-readiness skills that includes learning about computers.

Connecting Activities (Program Linkages) This feature examines the connecting activities necessary to assist participants' transition to their next phase in life - one that will hopefully provide for economic self-sufficiency. The focus is on services and activities requiring support from other organizations, such as:

• tutoring to improve academic performance,
• assistive technology to address accommodation needs,
• mentoring and transportation.

Work Based Experiences Work-based experiences include a range of activities that build up to on-the-job experiences that are an essential component to promoting informed choice in high tech jobs. These include:

• site visits,
• job shadowing,
• internships,
• entrepreneurial ventures, and
• paid employment.

Youth Development and Leadership Youth development and leadership activities help young people become self-sufficient and productive members of society. This design feature includes:

• providing supportive adults,
• developing independent decision-making skills,
• encouraging service learning, and
• promoting the development of self-determination and self-advocacy skills.

OVERALL GOALS OF THE OHIO HIGH SCHOOL/HIGH TECH

• Increase graduation rates of Ohioan youth with disabilities
• Increase the enrollment of Ohioan youth with disabilities into post secondary education especially in State funded College and Universities
• Improve school to work transition outcomes for the Ohio workforce
• Establish and maintain the Statewide Leadership Network
• Support the two existing programs in Cleveland and Cincinnati
• Expand the program in its initial year to Toledo and Columbus
• Build a “fund for the future” which sustains and builds new programs within the State of Ohio
• Builds partnerships between businesses and organizations designed to assure the workforce is both diverse and competitive.
• Promote self-determination and career growth of Ohioans