El Dorado

 

Career Experience: Career Experience will teach students valuable work skills in exploring employment opportunities and maintaining a job. Students will work under supervision at various job sites to gain real-world work experience. This class will also review budgeting paychecks, managing time, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

 

Independent Living Skills A-D: This class will focus on practical applications of daily living skills, self-help skills, communication, personal management, and community skills. Students will build individual skills as well as work in teams/groups to apply independent living skills. Each course, A through D, will progress through the same benchmarks, but with emphasis in different activities. 

 

Inspire Independent Living: This class will focus on practical applications of daily living skills, self-advocacy skills, communication, personal management and community skills. Students will build individual skills, work in teams/groups to apply daily life skills.

 

Learning Center: Learning Center is a time for students to work on their executive functioning skills. These skills include time management, organization, and advocacy. Learning Center is designed to provide students additional time to prepare for upcoming assignments, tests, and quizzes. However, it should not be a time students use to complete homework. Homework should be completed in advance of Learning Center so that the time in Learning Center can be used to prepare for upcoming work by creating a time management plan and organizing materials. In addition, Learning Center time may also be used to work on IEP goals.

 

PATHWAY COURSES: The courses below meet elective credits for certificated students and alternative diploma credit for those who meet qualifications for the Alternative pathway to a diploma.