Baltimore County

1. Work-Based Learning Baltimore County 1999 Career and Technology Education Data Center and the Division of Career Technology and Adult Learning Maryland State Department of Education

2. Student Profile The 1,078 students who participated in work-based learning programs during the 1998-99 school year have proven how dedicated and hardworking Baltimore County public school students are. The following pages contain information obtained from an employer/supervisor survey of students who participated in a work-based learning experience. Employer and supervisor survey responses reflect how well prepared students are to participate in the career world. Work-based learning participants and weekly earnings by school Total number of students in work-based learning 1,078 General Cooperative Work Experience . . . . . . . . . . Capstone Cooperative Work Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . Internships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mentorships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre-Apprenticeship . . . . . . . . . . . Service-learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713 129 226 0 10 0 Carver Center Catonsville H.S. Chesapeake H.S. Dulaney H.S. Dundalk H.S. Franklin H.S. Hereford H.S. Kenwood H.S. Lansdowne H.S. Loch Raven H.S. Milford Mill H.S. Overlea H.S. Parkville H.S. Patapsco H.S. Perry Hall H.S. Pikesville H.S. Southeastern Sparrows Point Towson H.S. Western Sch of Tech. 7 56 47 24 78 63 68 88 96 38 25 26 47 70 44 50 118 49 42 42 $940 $6,075 $6,624 $3,582 $5,371 $6,650 $4,705 Gender $8,717 Females . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Males . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 496 3 $12,566 $3,992 $4,535 $2,887 Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unpaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854 224 $7,491 $8,542 Average hours worked per week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,617 23 $6,300 $16,633 Average hourly wage . . . . . . $6.13 $6,218 $4,689 Average weekly wage . . . . $154.51 $4,963 Total weekly hours worked . . . . . . . . . . . 24,262 Total weekly wages . . . . . $130,097

3. Career Clusters Number of Students 475 172 40 23 103 36 48 120 44 Consumer Service, Hospitality and Tourism Business Management and Finance Manufacturing, Engineering Technology Environmental, Agricultural and Natural Resources Health and Biosciences Arts, Media and Communication Transportation Technologies Human Resource Services Construction and Development Preparation Hiring and Recommending How well prepared were Baltimore County work-based learning students? Based on your experience with work-based learning students, would you: 98.9% 97.2% Exceptionally Well Prepared 54.0% Consider employing additional work-based learning students? Recommend other employers hire work-based learning students? Well Prepared 43.6% Poorly Prepared 1.8% 0.6% No Response 97.6% of Baltimore County work-based learning students were well-prepared or exceptionally well-prepared. 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% 0.1% For additional information regarding work-based learning experiences, contact:

4. Learning New Skills Compared to the typical entering employee, how quickly did this student learn new job skills? 99.1% 97.7% 97.5% 97.1% 97.3% 94.5% Safe work practices Knowledge of job duties Accuracy and quality of work Technical job information Ability to use equipment Productivity Overall Rating for Learning New Skills Learned rapidly with little instruction 37.9 Slowly 2.0 Unable 0.2 No response 0.6 Required average amount of instruction 23.7 Required less than average instruction 35.6 97.2% of the work-based learning students learned new job skills with average or less than average instruction.

5. Skills for Success Compared to the typical entering employee, how successful was this student in applying the following Skills for Success? 97.4% 95.9% 95.9% 95.2% 94.7% Plan, monitor, and evaluate learning experience Think creatively, critically, strategically to make decisions Understand, use, evaluate technology Work effectively with others Plan, participate in, and evaluate communication experiences Overall Rating for Skills for Success Exceeded job requirements 39.2 Met some 2.5 Met none 0.3 No response 1.4 Met minimum 22.0 Exceeded in some areas 34.6 95.8% of the work-based learning students met or exceed minimum job requirements for Skills for Success at the time of employment/placement.

6. Workplace Readiness Skills Compared to the typical entering employee, how prepared was this student for the following workplace readiness skills? 99.0% 98.7% 98.0% 98.1% 97.9% 96.2% Willingness to take initiative Attendance & punctuality Computational skills Writing skills Ability to accept supervision Oral communication skills Overall Rating for Workplace Readiness Skills Met some 1.3 Met none 0.1 No response 0.6 Exceeded job requirements 52.9 Met minimum 17.8 Exceeded in some areas 27.3 98.0% of the work-based learning students met or exceed minimum job requirements for workplace readiness skills at the time of employment/placement.

7. Qualified Compared to the typical entering employee, how qualified was this student in the following areas at the time of employment/placement? 98.6% 96.3% 97.1% 95.9% 93.7% 91.3% Safe work practices Knowledge of job duties Technical job information Ability to use equipment Productivity Accuracy and quality of work Overall Rating for Qualifications Exceeded job requirements 46.0 Met some 2.3 Met none 0.3 No response 1.9 Met minimum 20.4 Exceeded in some areas 29.1 95.5% of the work-based learning students met or exceed minimum job requirements at the time of employment/placement.