Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma

2. What is Project SEARCH? A partnership that focuses on assisting individuals with disabilities to find and maintain employment. Nationally, the unemployment rate for adults with disabilities is nearly 70% and the majority of these individuals want to work. It provides a framework for an unpaid internship program for young adults with disabilities at a host employer building upon the success of the national Project SEARCH originated at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

3. Who is involved? • A school • A host employer • Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) • University of Oklahoma National Center for Disability Education and Training (OU-NCDET) • Provider

4. What does it look like? • 8-10 students report to the employment site for each school day. • AM classroom instruction on employment related topics by instructor. • 4 hours spent on a rotation (three 10-week rotations in a year). Two job coaches training interns (varies by location). • PM classroom instruction/debrief. • Monthly progress meetings. • Independent Employment!!!

5. Who provides what? • School • Full-time teacher’s salary and benefits • Transportation (possibly) • Lunches (possibly) • Materials and supplies • National Site License • Part of uniform expense • Student liability insurance • Employer • Classroom space • Access to Internet and phone • Access to staff and departments • Internal marketing • DRS • Funds for 1-2 job coaches • Part of uniform expense • Contract with OU-NCDET for technical assistance

6. ● Provide liaison with National Project SEARCH ● Assist to identify, connect, and coordinate partners ● Assist the team to develop a project plan with timeframes ●Assist partners with initial steps of implementation ●Provide ongoing training and technical assistance ●Evaluate the success of Project SEARCH ● Maintain model integrity Role of OU-NCDET

7. Student Role in Internships ●Identify areas of interest ●Write cover letters to department ●Send letter and resume/data sheet ●Interview for position ●Department calls student to confirm ●Notify instructor & department of absences ●Departments evaluate students ●Give two weeks notice ●Participate in exit interview ●Write thank you letters ● Update portfolio

8. Internships ● Unpaid ● Identified through a continuous collaborative process involving the instructor, the employer liaison, and worksite supervisors. ● Student and instructor work together to choose worksites based on student’s previous work experience, interests, & skill assessment. ● Time spent on rotations is flexible. ● Students may participate in more than one work rotation at a time, depending upon the scheduling needs of the host employer & the student.

9. Key Concepts of Project SEARCH Not the “Easiest” Jobs But “Complex and Systematic” Jobs

10. Benefits for Students ●Postsecondary training and internship experience. ● Opportunity to work in high-status organization. ●Develop strength areas. ● Work toward independence in many areas such as transportation, daily living skills, etc. ● Employment after graduation

11. Key Concepts of Project SEARCH ● Career exploration in a variety of entry level positions ● Participation in “Employability Skills” curriculum ● Practice in interviewing, feedback and assessment with PS and host business staff ● Attainment of competitive, marketable, transferable job skills ● Job placement in a competitive job matching their skills and interests

12. How has this looked in Oklahoma? 2 years

13. Partners • VVRH, DRS, and • OU-NCDET • OJT internships • Young adults between the ages of 18-24

14. Examples of Internship Rotations at VVRH in Ada 1. Purchasing/Storeroom (e.g., filling and delivering orders throughout the hospital; answering telephone and door) 2. Sterile Processing and Distribution (e.g., Pick up and deliver throughout the hospital, disinfecting equipment, prepping surgical carts) 3. Physical Therapy (e.g., room prep and prep hot packs) 4. Wound Care and Family Health (e.g., prepping rooms, stocking supplies, vitals, preparing patient for nurse or doctor) 5. Lab (e.g., restocking specimen cups, monitoring temperatures, filing paperwork) 6. Linens (e.g., folding and stacking washcloths, gowns, physical therapy towels, bathing towels, bath mats, bath blankets, and bedspreads; assist operation of press machine for linens)

15. Examples of Internship Rotations at VVRH in Ada 7. Housekeeping (e.g. clean and disinfect patient rooms and work areas) 8. Oncology (e.g. filing within charts,  cleaning chairs between patients, moving patients to exam rooms, x-ray, or anywhere else needed, and basic cleaning; take lunch orders for the cafeteria and deliver trays; keeping patients comfortable with blankets and drinks; take vitals on patients as they enter) 9. Café Worker (e.g. stock food and drink items, serve proper portions in serving line as customer ordered, basic cleaning) 10. Food Patient Rep. (e.g. Delivers trays to patients making sure of proper diet, prepares Meals on Wheels trays, stocks nursing stations with food and drink items, delivers and picks up menus)

16. Examples of Internship Rotations at VVRH in Ada 11. Dishwashing (e.g. Monitor temperatures on dishwasher, wash dishes in conveyer style dishwasher; washing with proper chemicals per items being washed, empty food carts) 12. Admitting (e.g. sorting papers by dates of procedure then alphabetizing by name. Input into computer to assure date) 13. Pediatrics (e.g. answer telephone; allow visitors in the area) 14. OB (e.g. answer telephone; allow visitors in the area) 15. MIS (e.g. erasing hard drives, removing software and adding new software)

17. St. John Medical Center • Partners • SJMC, DRS, Jenks Public Schools, Central Tech, and • OU-NCDET • Unpaid internships • High school seniors between the ages of 18-22

18. Examples of Internship Rotations at SJMC in Tulsa 1. Admissions 2. Endoscopy (e.g. transport patients, clean/prepare patient beds and put together admission packets) 3. Medical Records (e.g. clerical assistance; scanning and making folders, filing, archiving records) 4. Patient Transport (e.g. transport patients and equipment throughout the hospital) 5. Women’s Center (e.g. putting packets together, escorting patients, putting kits together, cleaning the rooms) 6. Health Club (e.g. straighten/Clean women’ locker room, helps in child care area, stocks supplies, variety of duties as they arise in a day) 7. Labor and Delivery

19. Examples of Internship Rotations at SJMC in Tulsa 8. Emergency Room (e.g., clerk; fold linen, and place blankets in warmer, stocking supplies in the IV carts and nurses’ carts; stock Pyxis supplies and the linens, takes charge of equipment organization and preparing patients’ rooms) 9. Cafeteria (e.g. trayline; Worker I, Dietary; dish room) 10. IT (e.g. cleaning equipment, updating software, replace broken equipment as needed) 11. Foods and Nutrition 12. Hospitality (e.g. Respond to patients call lights) 13. Building Services (e.g. fulfilled duties of Worker I job description) 14. Surgical waiting room (receptionist) 15. Gift shop

20. Oklahoma Outcomes to Date

21. Oklahoma Outcomes to Date • 2009 Jenks Project SEARCH Class • Six Completers • 29 HPW Average • Average Hourly Wage of $8.66

22. Oklahoma Outcomes to Date • 2010 Project Search Class • Eight completers • One student will be continuing her education in Arkansas. • One student obtained her CNA Certification.

23. Project Search Video Potential & Success

24. Matthew Jones • Dairy Stocker - Wal-Mart • Earns $7.65 per hour • Works 35 HPW

25. Lane Stansifer First United Methodist Church • Earns $7.25 per hour • Works 15 Hours Per Week

26. How will this look for Francis Tuttle?

27. Partners of Project SEARCH Partnerships for Project SEARCH Transition Implementation Students with Disabilities National Project SEARCH

28. Job Coaching Francis Tuttle Technology Center ●Job Coaches, under contract with Francis Tuttle Technology Center, will provide quality, on-site supported employment services ●Maintains a 1:4 ratio of coaches to students ● Supervised by instructor to facilitate training and integration of students in the worksite rotations ●Facilitates placement in employment at the end of Project SEARCH, either in the host business or elsewhere in the community

29. Student Eligibility Guidelines ● At least 18 years old ● High school graduate ● Completed at least one year in a career tech program at Francis Tuttle ● Be able to communicate effectively ● Meet eligibility requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation ● Appropriate personal hygiene, social & communication skills ● Ability to take direction ● Willingness to change behavior ● Pass drug screen, background check, immunizations ● Have transportation to/from site ● Desire to work!

30. Annual Internship Calendar AUG JUNE 1st 10 week rotation 2nd10 week rotation 3rd10 week rotation Begin PS Program Graduate & begin work at host site or in Community Up to 1 month Student Orientation

31. FTTC Daily Schedule School Day: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm ● 8:00 – 8:45 am: Classroom- Independent Living / Employability Skills Lessons are based on daily living/employability skills, i.e., problem solving, team work, decision making, budgeting, check writing, nutrition, resume writing-instruction. Follows an approved Project SEARCH Curriculum.  ● 8:45 – 9:00 am: Transition from classroom to internship site ● 9:00 - 2:15 pm: Internship Site (includes 30 minute lunch) Students participate in non-paid job internship sites throughout the Mercy Health Center to learn job specific and employability skills. They rotate through three different internships throughout the school year spending 10 weeks in each rotation. Lunch Students are allowed 30 minutes for lunch and follow the lunch schedule of the department in which they are interning. Students may brown bag or purchase a lunch at the hospital. Students are encouraged to eat with their co-workers and peers at the internship site. ● 2:15 – 2:30 pm: Transition from internship site to classroom ● 2:00 - 2:30 pm: Classroom - Refection/Planning/Journal Writing Students sign out at 2:30 pm and if available take public transportation home.

32. Mercy Health Center Departments Signed Up To Host Interns

33. How will this look for Metro Tech in the future?

34. The Metro Tech Plan • FIRST YEAR • Will apply for Project SEARCH as Junior and attend MTC as Senior and host business as adult • Attend MTC ½ day and partner high school ½ day • Curriculum will focus on career readiness and soft skills • Transportation will be addressed • Interaction with DRS throughout the year for seamless transition

35. The Metro Tech Plan SECOND YEAR • Full-time at host business • 3-ten week rotations in departments of business with job coaching • Instructor/Facilitator assist with any skill deficits and soft skill training • Host Liaison will work with Instructor/Facilitator and Department heads to gain insight and work through any concerns that develop.

36. Partners of Project SEARCH National Project SEARCH

37. Job Coaching Metro Technology Centers ●Job Coaches will be Metro Technology Center employees, will provide quality, on-site supported employment services ●Maintains a 1:3 ratio of coaches to students (this will allow for times when coaches are absent) ● Supervised by instructor to facilitate training and integration of students in the worksite rotations ●Will work with Director of Transition to facilitate placement in employment at the end of Project SEARCH, either in the host business or elsewhere in the community

38. Current Status of Metro Tech Plan • Have Verbal commitment from Southwest Integris in OKC, working toward signing of MOU documents and plans to start Project SEARCH August 2011. Talking with Chesapeake Energy about opening second site

39. Site Contact Information Francis Tuttle Technology Center Dennis J. Moore, Instructor 405-717-4386 dmoore@francistuttle.edu Jenks Public Schools Holly McVay, Instructor 918-361-7385 holly.mcvay@sjmc.org Enid Public Schools Ann Williams, Instructor adwilliams@enidk12.org Byng Public Schools Joni Moore, Instructor 580-421-6523

40. Additional Contact Information Metro Technology Center Denise North, Director of Disability Services 405-605-4418 Denise.north@metrotech.org Central Technology Center Shelly Rentz, Workforce Transition Instructor 918-227-9260 shellyr@centraltech.edu Department of Rehabilitation Services Kimberly Osmani, Transition Coordinator 405-635-2768 kosmani@okdrs.gov