Training
To maximize the effectiveness of Workforce Investment Act training funds, the
Morris · Sussex
·
Warren Workforce Investment Board initiated the following policies effective August 15, 2008:
1.
Due to limited Workforce Investment Act training funds, Morris/Sussex/Warren
Employment & Training Services will fund training only for residents of
Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties.
2.
Morris/Sussex/Warren Employment & Training Services requires that customers
with substantial experience in a demand occupation must perform a ten-week job
search before being considered for training. Customers without substantial
experience in a demand occupation will be considered for training immediately.
High
School Graduation Requirements
The
Morris · Sussex · Warren Workforce Investment Board adopted the following resolution
on October 15, 2008:
A
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE
STATE'S NEW GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS,
the Morris, Sussex, Warren Workforce Investment Board supports
the goal of
preparing all students to succeed in high school, college,
and careers by closing achievement gaps,
improving high school
graduation and college participation rates, and decreasing the number
of dropouts, and
WHEREAS,
New Jersey
needs a research-based secondary reform effort
that promotes excellence and equity while addressing both individual
student needs and larger social goals, and
WHEREAS,
the New Jersey Department of Education has proposed a new
set of high school
graduation requirements that are under consideration
by the State Board of Education, and
WHEREAS,
among its proposals is the mandate that every student take
Biology, Chemistry,
Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, World History,
Economics, and four years of college prep English as
well as six new
end-of-course competency exams, and
WHEREAS,
mandating a single set of required courses will reduce options
for students who
wish to pursue career and technical education and will
severely threaten the existence of shared-time
county vocational school
programs, now be it therefore
RESOLVED,
that the Morris, Sussex, Warren Workforce Investment Board
urges the
Commissioner and State Board of Education to ensure that the
state's high school reform initiative
respects and preserves
opportunities for New Jersey’s county vocational-technical schools to
incorporate rigorous career and technical programs as part of a
meaningful high school experience, and be it further
RESOLVED,
that Morris, Sussex, Warren Workforce Investment Board
encourages the
Commissioner and State Board of Education to give
career and technical education students
the flexibility to
pursue
academic course requirements geared toward their career pathway,
sufficient time to achieve industry credentials, and multiple ways to
demonstrate high levels of achievement in secondary school while
preparing for college and careers, and be it further
RESOLVED,
that the Morris, Sussex, Warren Workforce Investment Board
endorses the
development of Personalized Student Learning Plans as an
appropriate mechanism to provide flexibility for
career and technical
education students to pursue rigorous academics that are relevant to
their career goals,
and be it further
RESOLVED,
that the Commissioner and State Board of Education should use
any new
end-of-course exams as diagnostic assessments rather than
high-stakes graduation tests, and be it
further
RESOLVED,
that before imposing new mandates, the Department of
Education should evaluate
the impact of new course and test
requirements that are currently in place for Biology and Algebra
I and
identify the resources and district capacity required to meet new standards,
including costs related to
staffing, facilities, and professional development.
The
Morris Sussex Warren
Workforce Investment
Board
is an equal
opportunity
employer with equal
opportunity programs.
Auxiliary aids and
services are available
upon request
to
individuals with
disabilities.
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