Adult Education
Alternative Education and Work Center (AEWC)
Fact Sheet

Description
The Alternative Education and Work Center (AEWC) is the district's dropout student recovery program authorized through Senate Bill 65, the Dropout Prevention and Recovery Act of 1985. The Division of Adult and Career Education administers the program at locations throughout the district.

Objective
To provide or facilitate educational options leading to achievement of a high school diploma, GED, High School Proficiency Certificate, entry into a vocational training program, job placement or community college placement.

Target Population
High risk out-of-school youth in grades 9-12 who have experienced barriers to their educational and/or vocational success.

Eligibility Requirements
Any youth who has not attended school for 45 days or more.

Locations Served
Alternative Education and Work Centers operate at selected Community Adult Schools and at the Adult Division's employment preparation centers located throughout the District.

Applications Procedure
An enrollment conference may be scheduled by calling the Outreach Consultant at any Alternative Education and Work Center.

Jurisdictional Unit
Division of Adult and Career Education

Additional Information
The centers operate on a client-centered basis, with educational and vocational training schedules individualized in a Master Agreement and Student Education Plan. This plan reflects the student's stated goals and objectives, and includes a time line for completion of coursework.

Independent study, based on the Division's competency based curriculum, provides flexible scheduling and allows the student to work while earning a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Alternative Education and Work Center Main Page
Alternative Education and Work Center Counselors