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1998-1999Handbook for AreaVocational StudentsPARKE-VERMILLIONEDUCATION & TRAININGINTERLOCAL
North Vermillion * Southwest Parke * Rockville * South Vermillion Turkey Run * Indiana State University * Ivy Tech State College
% South Vermillion High School 770 West Wildcat Dr. Clinton, IN 47842 (765) 832-2653
Approved August 1998
WELCOME
We are pleased that you have included a vocational course in your high school program. Vocational programs are designed to provide students with opportunities to "learn-by doing" in classrooms, labs, shops, and on construction sites. Vocational courses help prepare ambitious students to seek employment directly after graduation or to go on to further education.
The staff and administration of the Interlocal are committed to providing high-quality learning experiences that will help students make the transition from school to work. The Interlocal also works closely with local employers to help them with their training and employment needs.
We hope that your vocational class is a positive learning experience.
MISSION
The Parke-Vermillion Education and Training Interlocal provides students, parents, and employers with a wide range of occupationally oriented programs. The Interlocal makes effective use of resources to operate and/or expand programs and maintains productive relationships with the publics served.
MOTTO
"LEARNING AND WORKING FOR THE FUTURE"
HISTORY
In 1970 the Indiana Board of Vocational and Technical Education established 49 regions through Indiana known as area vocational cooperatives. The purpose of the cooperatives was to deliver and manage secondary vocational education programs. School corporations throughout Indiana were assigned to an area district. Through the area cooperative, schools could combine resources to better deliver block-time vocational courses, develop long-range plans, and coordinate the use of personnel, equipment, and facilities.
Parke and Vermillion county schools were originally assigned to Area #29 which included North and South Vermillion and the three Parke county districts - Turkey Run, Rockville and Southwest Parke. Due to distance and to programming being developed in Fountain-Montgomery county area, North Vermillion joined Vocational Area #23.
In 1979, the superintendents of the four remaining school corporations officially formed THE AREA 29 VOCATIONAL COOPERATIVE. Since 1980, half-day occupational programs have been offered to students in the participating high schools with South Vermillion serving as the "area school". Programs have generally been located at South Vermillion; however, any participating school can house a program if space permits and the school wants to provide a program. Rockville High School, for example, currently houses the Auto Tech program. Students from any of the member schools may attend programs if their school participated in the program.
In the fall of 1989, the governing board of Area 29 Vocational Cooperative officially changed the cooperative name to THE WABASH VALLEY VOCATIONAL COOPERATIVE At that time, the name best represented the mission adopted for the cooperative and it was consistent with ongoing activities.
In the fall of 1990, a strategic planning project was undertaken which resulted in greater emphasis placed of a variety of education and training initiatives. Governance was broadened to include North Vermillion ISU, and Ivy Tech. A new cooperative agreement was developed, and the Wabash Valley Vocational Cooperative became a separate legal entity named the PARKE-VERMILLION EDUCATION AND TRAINING INTERLOCAL with seven partners.
PAM BUTLER, DIRECTOR JANET SHEARER, SECRETARY
VOCATIONAL COURSES DESCRIPTIONS Parke-Vermillion Education & Training Interlocal has several vocational programs in which students may enroll. In addition to the programs listed below, vocational courses in any of the five area schools may be available to students in each of the participating schools. Any student who is interested in any vocational program should contact the guidance office in their home school for more information.
AUTO TECH This program is designed to help students acquire competency in a broad range of motor vehicle service repair tasks. Students will be able to troubleshoot and diagnose automotive problems and perform repairs using the appropriate tools, materials, and substance. Areas of instruction include: engines, fuel systems, electrical systems, differential and rear axle, transmissions, wheel alignment, diagnostic services, emission control systems, clutch systems, brake systems, suspension and steering, computerized engine and brake controls, and auto shop management and computerized engine and brake controls, and auto shop management and supervision. Two-year program Juniors and Seniors 3 credits per semester - Total program 12 credits
BUSINESS OFFICE LABS BUSINESS OFFICE SERVICES (BOS): The BOS program is designed to introduce students to equipment commonly used in business offices. Additional instruction will be focused on communication skills, keyboarding, general office procedures, and job-seeking and personal employability skills. Computer assisted instruction will be an integral part of this course. Students will work in an individualized work environment and will have the opportunity to complete work stations and work flow simulations that reflect actual employment opportunities. During the last nine weeks, students have the opportunity to work in a business office in the community to utilize their skills obtained during the course. Prerequisite: One semester of keyboarding One-year program Juniors and Seniors 3 credits per semester - Total program 6 credits
MANAGEMENT-ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES (MASS): Students have an opportunity to further develop their knowledge in a wide variety of office occupations, including learning to manage office and administrative details, preparing business reports, and operating various types of office and information processing equipment and software. Document preparation, office procedures, record keeping, computer applications, desktop publishing and employability skills are included in the course. Students who complete this program will be better prepared to enter fields in information/word processing, and administrative support occupations. During the last nine weeks, students will have the opportunity to work in a business office in the community to utilize their skills obtained during the course. Prerequisite: One semester of keyboarding and two semesters of BOS One-year program Seniors only 3 credits per semester - Total program 6 credits
BUILDING TRADES This program is a combination of classroom and construction experiences. Each class will be responsible of the total completion of a specific construction project. Although projects revolve mainly around residential construction, relatively small commercial structures have also been build through this program. Examples of the commercial structures that have been completed by building trades students include the superintendents' offices and the county extension office in Parke County. The construction project may rotate from Parke County to Vermillion County as projects become available. Students are involved in all aspects of the construction from site layout to the finished project. Topics studied are measuring, reading blueprints, selecting appropriate materials, using construction tools, selecting and installing insulating materials, and incorporating new technologies at the construction site. Two-year program Juniors and Seniors 3 credits per semester - Total program 12 credits
COSMETOLOGY Cosmetology prepares students to license as a cosmetologist in Indiana and is offered through a private contractor. Since the fall of 1996 the cosmetology contractor has been the Thompson's College of Cosmetology in Rockville. Students attend half day during their junior and senior years and must complete 375 hours each semester. Students are required to pay a fee of $500 prior to beginning the program with all additional tuition costs being paid by the home school. Students learn to operate equipment such as curling irons, dryers, rollers, scissors, razors, tweezers, and electrodes. Students spend time in the classroom before going on to the floor. In the lab setting, students study and get experience in shampooing, scalp manipulations, hair cutting, styling, facials, makup, manicuring, coloring, and marketing. Students are required to successfully complete 1500 hours of classroom and lab experience before qualifying to take the state board examination. In addition to the rules of the home school and the Interlocal, students must also follow all rules of the State Beauty Board and Thompson's College of Cosmetology. Cosmetology students will dress as required by Thompson's College of Cosmetology. Two-year program Juniors and Seniors 4 credits per semester - Total program 16 credits
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION & SERVICES Students entering this program will meet at Valley Day Care in Clinton. Students will prepare to work with children in a day care setting or in other child related areas. Through actual experience, they will learn how to plan and supervise activities for preschool age children. Students will also learn the operational procedures and regulations governing licensed day care centers. Students applying for this program must have completed one semester of child development and are encouraged to have taken at least one course in the Family and Consumer Sciences' human development area (Interpersonal relations, family relations, parenting, child development II). One-year program Juniors and Senior 3 credits per semester - Total program 6 credits
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS This program provides students with opportunities to gain basic health care knowledge and skills as well as information related to a variety of health care occupations. The course covers such occupational areas as health care administration, direct patient care, nutrition, chiropractic, dentistry, housekeeping, and an introduction to veterinary medicine. Students engage in both classroom instruction and hands-on activities. Other activities include field trips, shadow experience, and guest speakers. During the last nine weeks of the course, students are assigned to a lab site with a health care employer. Students who complete this course will have a greater awareness of entry-level health care jobs and of training and education requirements of health care occupations One-year program Juniors and Seniors 3 credits per semester - Total program 6 credits
INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATIVE EDUCATION (ICE) The purpose of ICE is to help students make the school-to-work transition through a combination of classroom and paid employment. Students work approximately 15 hours each week for a local employer. They also have a related class at the home school. ICE creates unique Opportunities for both employers and students. For employers, ICE reduces training costs for prospective employees, provides for high-quality supervised part-time employment, displays local employment to Promising student, and provides for school-business linkages. For students, ICE helps to create skills and interests, acquire specific occupational skills, undertake study in the areas of career and life skills, and earn money through part-time employment. The ICE coordinator develops a training agreement with each employer, teaches the related class, and coordinates all work-site activity. One-year program Seniors only 3 credits per semester - Total program 6 credits
WELDING Vocational welding is designed to orient students to the field of metal fabrication to prepare them to seek employment in that occupational area. Many successful welding students develop their skills to a level sufficient to go directly into a welding related occupation The course prepares students to understand the world of work and especially those occupations in which welders or other fabricators may work. Activities are fusing, joining, and cutting metal as well as fabricating from a set of written specifications The course is taught by a vocationally certified tradesman who also teaches for IVY TECH/Terre Haute campus. Two-year program Juniors and Seniors 3 credits per semester - Total program 6 credits
TECH PREP- DUAL CREDIT In cooperation with Ivy Tech State College at Terre Haute, students earn college credits in Auto Tech, BOS, Health Occupations MASS, and Welding. Credits awarded vary from program to program Students who are interested in dual enrollment credit will complete an application during an early class session.
VOCATIONAL YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS Vocational Youth Organizations (VSO) are organizations for students who are enrolled in a vocational program with a certified vocational teacher. These organizations are similar to the "clubs" thai students may belong to in the home school but different in that they place a greater emphasis on leadership, career preparation, and work related activities. Vocational Youth Organizations may meet during class time. Membership in a vocational organization permits students and their instructors to participate in a wide range of competitive activities at the local, state, and national level.
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