It is the goal of St. Elizabeth School to assist students in reaching their occupational preferences and potential.  The faculty provides highly individualized and creative approaches for all students enabling them to develop the work-related skills, behaviors and attitudes they will need to become successful working adults.  This important process begins upon enrollment and continues in both the middle school and high school programs.

 

JOB TRAINING

 

           St. Elizabeth School is committed to providing effective job-training.  The primary responsibility of the St. Elizabeth School Transition Specialists is to locate job-training opportunities and provide support for our students in the community. Our goal is to engage students in a variety of job-training opportunities so they will:

 

· Have a better understanding of their job preferences.

· Understand and meet employer expectations.

· Increase their marketability.

 

           St. Elizabeth School works with businesses in the community that have demonstrated a commitment to teach students the fundamentals of a job.  Job supervisors provide detailed work evaluations that are sent home quarterly.  Students review their progress and develop personal job-training goals for themselves with the assistance of faculty advisors.  As goals are accomplished, students choose new goals.

 

           Among our many Community Business Partners who provide job-training opportunities are:

 

Aramark at Camden Yards                         Marshalls

Metro Food Markets                                   St. Joseph Medical Center

Michaels Arts and Crafts                           Good Samaritan Hospital

Town & Country Apartments                    Maryland School for the Blind

Genesis Eldercare                                      Asthma & Allergy Foundation

Hollywood Diner                                        Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts

Keswick Multi-Care Center                        Old Country Buffet

Meals on Wheels                                        Waverly Family Center

Franciscan Center                                     William Baer School

 

OTHER TRANSITION SERVICES:

 

           St. Elizabeth School recognizes that the year before graduation is a particularly stressful time.  The School is committed to assisting students and their families throughout the process of selecting and applying for appropriate adult services or seeking competitive employment. Transition Specialists, together with the student’s social worker, team with parents to ensure that students receive assistance in obtaining all the services for which they are eligible including supported employment and residential services, as needed.  The SES Transition Specialists are well informed and can provide creative solutions to problems that seem insurmountable.

Transition Services

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