Rationale
Student achievement is the Baltimore County Public Schools'
primary goal. Research has proven that experiential learning
promotes intellectual maturity, personal growth, career awareness,
as well as civic and social responsibility. Experiential learning
through a work experience program provides a dynamic, structured
partnership offering a wide range of opportunities to promote
student achievement.
Work-based experiences provide students with
a means to develop the skills and knowledge base necessary
to make appropriate and informed decisions in the career development
process and prepare them for lifelong learning. A work-based
experience offers students an opportunity to fuse academics
with the real world and optimize educational achievement.
Baltimore County Public Schools offer many different types of cooperative education programs including Career Oriented Programs for ninth and tenth graders, Diversified Occupations for eleventh and twelfth graders, apprenticeship programs, career and technology education completer programs, job shadowing programs, and tech prep programs.
