ERIC Number: ED285986
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Jun-30
Pages: 84
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Marketable Skills and Jobs for Single Teen Parents. Final Report, Project No. 480-15170-7-1D05, July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1987.
Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, FL.
The Single Teen Parent Program conducted by the Orange County, Florida, Public Schools, was designed to help single teen parents acquire marketable skills and jobs in order to head independent family units. The parents served were between the ages of 16 and 20 and either had a high school diploma or had passed the General Educational Development (GED) test. The Single Teen Parent Program made 100 contacts with students, has 12 students pre-enrolled, and provided transportation, day care, and tuition assistance to students who otherwise would have been unable to attend school. Students received training in competency-based vocational programs of the Orange County Public Schools, job placement assistance, and supportive services. To provide these services, the coordinators had to research and identify existing supplemental programs and their eligibility requirements. The coordinators also had to design a system of recordkeeping, forms for referral, and vouchers for identifying qualified students. Special documents were developed to implement the project objectives and serve the single teen parents. Formal counseling sessions were used to help students identify appropriate training programs, assist students with problems of daily living, and encourage self-management and decision-making skills. Recommendations were made for more vocational evaluation and for bolstering students' self-esteem before placing them in training programs, especially in nontraditional areas. (Thirteen appendixes comprise three-quarters of the document and contain the forms developed for and used in the program.) (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Competency Based Education, Daily Living Skills, Decision Making Skills, Early Parenthood, Employment Potential, Employment Programs, Job Skills, Job Training, Mothers, One Parent Family, Postsecondary Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Recordkeeping, Services, Skill Development, Vocational Education, Young Adults
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education.
Authoring Institution: Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, FL.
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