ICEARY 2025

Work Based Learning Cooperative Alternative Education (COOP) is a program geared to at-risk youth.  It is a program which will help develop 21st century essential skills for the career/workplace for at-risk youth.  The program will help guide the students through;  credit recovery, post-secondary decision-making, developing resumes and cover letters, improving interviewing skills, various career exposures,  and financial literacy skills, as well as having the students develop a senior capstone portfolio which they will take with them and use in the real world. Our goal is that once our students have successfully completed this and graduated, they can be successful contributors to the community and break the low socio-economic cycle in order to improve their lives and make positive decisions in their lives.

An interactive roundtable discussion to share best practices, lessons learned and challenges in providing college, career and life readiness support to our students.

Research has found that young people who have mentor-like relationships with trusted adults are more likely to complete the tasks they start, remain calm in the face of challenges, show interest in learning new things, and engage in activities at school. Anyone in any position can, and should, become a trusted adult! Come to learn specific tools to assess the true reasons for the behavior of your students, and discover new activities to work with them to increase their success in school...and in life! You will walk away with new ideas that you can use in your role next week!

In this session, we will equip school staff with tools, strategies, and frameworks to support at-risk youth by fostering a school environment that prioritizes student well-being, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We will explore schoolwide systems, such as Rounding, Restorative Circles, Special Services, and how to create student-centered environments where all students, including those who may feel lost or unwanted, are welcomed and supported. By embracing the life cycle of a student and removing all assumptions of background knowledge, we engage at-risk students to find their own paths to success. 

Characteristics on reaching our learners.