Expectations & Responsibilities

Eligibility Requirements

  • The training component must address all of the state adopted standards, and provide students with diverse learning experiences that allow for a broad understanding of the business or industry.
  • The student is expected to enroll in the course for the entire school year. In accordance with TMISD procedures, a student may enter or exit the course when extenuating circumstances warrant such a change to be made.
  • The student must be a minimum of 16 years of age and hold valid work documentation (social security card) for paid work experiences.
  • Any student who is unemployed for more than 15 consecutive days is not eligible to earn contact hours and will be removed from the class.

 

Standards of Operation for Paid & Unpaid 

  1. Practicum and other work-based learning courses may use on campus labs and paid or unpaid work experiences for students in order to earn course credit.
  2. A combination of classroom instruction and work-based learning instruction must average 10 hours per week for a two-credit practicum course and 15 hours per week for a three-credit practicum course.
  3. Each practicum course using a work-based learning instructional arrangement must consist of student participation in training aligned with the student’s program of study plus participation in related CTE classroom instruction.
  4. In a practicum instructional arrangement, related classroom instruction must average one class period per week during the school year.
  5. Students MUST have adequate and reliable transportation to school and to training site.
  6. Students may be dropped from the program for frequent absenteeism from school or the training site for any reason.
  7. The student is expected to contact the teacher-coordinator and the employer if they will be absent from class or work at the training site as scheduled.
  8. Students are expected to maintain a satisfactory academic standing at school and to inform the Teacher/Coordinator of any problems that might affect their jobs or school work. The Texas Education Agency recommends limiting student work hours to 20-25 hours per week.
  9. A student whose work-based learning experience is terminated must report the change in status to the Teacher/Coordinator immediately.
  10. Students changing training sites with prior approval from the Teacher/Coordinator will have 10 school days to find a new job before being dropped from the program. Documentation of the job search will be required.
  11. Students involved in the work-based learning program are viewed as community representatives of the high school. Students are expected to maintain excellent conduct and appropriate appearance at all times.
Paid Career Preparation Students
  1. A student must be a minimum age of 16 and hold valid work documentation such as a Social Security card to enroll in any of the practicum learning experiences that have a paid Component.
  2. Students unemployed for more than 15 consecutive school days in a practicum learning experience must be placed in an unpaid learning experience or an on-campus lab-based setting.

 

Responsibilities of Students

By enrolling in the Practicum course and by signing the Standards of Operation and the Training Plan, the student agrees to actively participate in all aspects of the work-based learning program. This includes but is not limited to: 
  • Providing transportation to and from the training station.
  • Attending on-campus instruction and training when scheduled.
  • Complying with rules & regulations at school and at training site.
  • Complete weekly time sheet for classroom and work-based learning instruction.
  • Submit the signed permission to operate private transportation to the training site or the permission to be a passenger in a privately owned vehicle form prior to the start of the program.

 

Responsibilities of Parents/Guardians

By signing the Standards of Operation and the student’s Training Plan, parents/guardians agree to support and monitor their child's active participation in the work-based learning program. This includes but is not limited to: 

  • Providing transportation to and from the training site
  • Encouraging attendance at school and at the training site.
  • Encouraging compliance with rules & regulations at school and at training site
  • Sign either the permission to operate private transportation to the training site or the permission for your student to be a passenger in a privately owned vehicle form prior to the start of the program

 

Responsibilities of Teacher/ Coordinator

By signing the Standards of Operation and the student’s Training Plan, the teacher-coordinator agrees to support and monitor their student's active participation in the work-based learning program. This includes but is not limited to: 

  • Collect the signed permission to operate private transportation to the training site or the permission to be a passenger in a privately owned vehicle form prior to the start of the program.
  • Communication with the training sponsor either during an in-person site visit or virtually once per grading period.
  • Ensure students complete the required number of hours per week and collect the student’s weekly timesheet.
  • Collect the Training Sponsor Evaluation of the Student Form once per grading period.

 

Responsibilities of Training Sponsors

By signing the Standards of Operation and the student’s Training Plan, training sponsors agree to support and monitor their student intern’s active participation in the work-based learning program. This includes but is not limited to:

  • Ensure students complete the required number of hours per week.
  • Sign weekly timesheet for student’s work-based learning instruction.
  • Complete Training Sponsor Evaluation of Student Form once every six weeks.
  • Communication with the teacher-coordinator either during an in-person site visit or virtual meeting once per grading period.

 

Please see specific course Training Plans and Student/Parent Agreement for details of expectations related specifically to that course on How It Works