MJUSD
DIVISION 6000
INSTRUCTION

WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION

In order to provide students with valuable instruction in the skills, attitudes and understandings necessary for successful employment, the Governing Board shall offer a program of work experience education. Students enrolled in this program shall receive guidance and supervision designed to ensure maximum educational benefit from placement in suitable work experience education courses.

Work experience education shall include the part-time employment of students in jobs which are selected or approved as having educational value for the employed students and which are coordinated by school employees. (Education Code 51764)

The Board may provide for liability insurance for students participating in work experience programs of study off school grounds in accordance with law and Board policy. (Education Code 51760)

Legal Reference:
Education Code
46144 Minimum school day for vocational training and work experience program
46300 Method of computing ADA
48402 Enrollment in continuation education, minors not regularly employed
49110-49119 Permits to work
51760-51769.5 Work experience education
54720-54734 School-Based Pupil Motivation and Maintenance Program and Dropout Recovery Act
Labor Code
3070-3099 Apprenticeship
3200-6002 Workers'compensation and insurance
Code of Regulations, Title 5
10070-10075 Work experience education

First Reading: 3/9/05

Governing Board Adoption: 4/13/05