Iron Mountain High School
Cooperative Education Program
Work Based Learning
Iron Mountain High School has a long history of Cooperative Education (co-op) with many area local businesses. Cooperative Education is a school to work program that involves students, parents/guardians and the business community. It matches a students class work and career interests with a work site based learning opportunity. The Cooperative Education program is not a job placement service; it is an enrollment program which enables students to receive training and career exploration and work supervision while many times getting paid and continuing their education.
The Co-op program is a full year program intended for high school seniors. High school juniors are accepted into the program only if they qualify. Students are required to provide their own transportation to and from the site. Students must have taken the required course work to qualify for the program. Students take a co-op class for a two period block and work for the employer for two hours per day. Should a student's school work or performance on the job become unsatisfactory, students will be removed from the program. The students first obligation is to their school work. Students interested in the Cooperative Education program should contact Mrs. Pietrantonio the year prior to interest in signing up. Co-op sites are set-up the spring before enrollment in the program. Students should plan ahead in their high school careers and make sure they take the proper classes to qualify them. See Mrs. Pietrantonio for further information.
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