Training
To maximize the effectiveness of Workforce Investment Act training funds, the
WIB 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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