Vocational Skills Program (VSP)
The Vocational Skills Program (VSP) is for students who have completed four years of high school, but who require extended programming to develop the skills needed to move toward successful post-secondary goals related to employment. IEP teams recommend students for assignment to VSP. Assignment to VSP is an administrator decision.
Students in VSP are fully immersed into the business setting and no longer attend a traditional school. VSP offers a continuum of experiences that continue to build the general work behaviors and soft skills needed for entry level employment in a “first” job experience. VSP collaborates with Vocational Rehabilitation and local community rehabilitation providers to transition students into adult employment supports as they approach graduation.
For more information, please email Casey Wisdom, director of transition services.
VSP is a combination of life skills instruction and community-based employment skills training.
Students will...
- Increase overall independence in employability, interpersonal/social, and daily living skills
- Be referred to various eligibility adult services
- Receive training in an integrated competitive work environment learning an entry-level job
- Receive direct instruction in an community-based business in order to build employment skills
Participation based on...
- Student demonstrating continued need for special education services beyond high school to meet transition goals, as determined by the IEP
- School team recommends student for assignment to VSP
- Student demonstrated behavior skills to participate in a work environment
- Student may graduate when the IEP team determines the student is making sufficient progress towards IEP goal.
Assignment to VSP site based on...
- Obtainable post-secondary goals for employment
- Strengths, interests, and preferences
- Needs
- Worksite requirements