Cooperative Education (Co-Op)

• Students must be enrolled in a workforce development education (vocational and technical education) course offering the cooperative method. The following five program areas offer the cooperative education method of instruction:

1. Agricultural Education

2. Business Education

3. Family and Consumer Sciences Education

4. Marketing Education

5. Trade and Industrial Education

• A signed training agreement must be on file for each cooperative education student. This agreement must outline the responsibilities of all parties involved.

• A training plan must be developed for each cooperative education student.

• Classroom instruction and coordination activities must be provided by a licensed teacher in the content area.

• Teacher/coordinators must be provided twenty-five minutes per week per student for the coordination of cooperative education activities. Extended contracts may be used to provide the required time needed to complete this function.

• Students who would like to continue to earn academic credit for their cooperative work-based experience in the school term following a successful classroom experience may do so during the same academic school year (summer, fall, spring), provided:

  • • The teacher-coordinator approves the student as a cooperative education placement for the school term.

    • A teacher-coordinator is available to provide coordination of work-based learning.

    • All coordination policies are followed.

    • A training agreement is on file for the student.

    • The student is following a progressive training plan.

• If you are terminated or have any issue with your co-op location you will contact Jennifer LaVelle immediately.