Duval
District Resources Promising Practices
Jacksonville High School/High Tech
Career exploration, work-based learning, youth leadership
Independent Living Resource Center of Northeast Florida
2709 Art Museum Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Margarita Warren, HS/HT Project Director
(904) 399-8484
margaritaw@cilj.com
High School/High Tech serves high school students with all types of
disabilities ages 14-22 who are pursuing various diploma options and are
interested in technology-related careers.
Duval Juvenile Residential Facility
7500 Ricker Road
Jacksonville, FL 32244
Sheddrick Brooks
Sheddrick.Brooks2@DJJ.state.fl.us
Duval Juvenile Residential Facility is a moderate risk Department of Juvenile
Justice residential treatment facility for males ages 14-18. The masonry
program includes hands-on training, instructional materials, and on-line
student research to explore careers, training, and employment opportunities in
the building trades. The printing program will include skill development,
downloadable materials, and opportunities to explore careers, training, and
employment in the field of graphic arts. Students will also have on-line access
to credit recovery courses and GED preparation courses.
Hope Academy - Project SEARCH
Shands Hospital - University of Florida
Hope Haven Children's Clinic and Family Center
4600 Beach Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Kelli Bloom, Adult Services Director
(904) 346-5100
kellib@hope-haven.org
Hope Academy-Project SEARCH is a national model for high school transition and workforce development. The program is designed to provide career exploration and training opportunitie3s for young adults with intellectual disabilities. Hope Academy-Project SEARCH is target for young adults, ages 18 - 29, who will benefit from career exploration and whose main goal is paid employment. the cornerstone of the ten month program is complete immersion into a business, Participants learn employability and job skills while completing three, ten-week internships within the host business (Shands Jacksonville). Individualized job development and placement occurs based on each person's experiences, strengths and skills. Workplace accommodations and on-the-job coaching are provided as necessary.
Project Achieve/TIES
Florida State College Jacksonville-Downtown
Rachel Rippey, Program Coordinator
(904) 633-8456
Students who have met all graduation requirements for their diploma and choose to return to access post graduate servces via Dual Enrollment into Vocational/Technical programs offered on the college campus. Students have the option of a variety of PSAV programs such as Welding, Facials, Automotive Service Technology and many more. Students access public transportation after extensive travel training, receive job coaching services, access to technology (such as iPads, iPods, etc.), take courses in Soft Skills training, remediate basic reading and math skills, and receive academic supports from a Duval County Public School teacher housed on the college campus Monday-Friday.
Duval County Public Schools
The district also offers post graduate transition services on the campuses of 7 other s chools, each varying in skills and training focus. Students have the option in their senior year to apply to attend one of the post-graduate sites of their choosing based on their interests, preferences and strengths. Students should work with their ESE Case Manager to express their desire to return to post-graduate services and seek on of these placements.
