Eastmont Transition Program
Community Based Work Experience
A community-based work experience is a team approach where Eastmont students work in small groups at a local business under the guidance of an Eastmont paraeducator.
Students are able to work in a variety of employment settings to gain transferable employability skills.
Together we can prepare our students by providing real, supported, work experiences and vocational skills they can use while navigating their futures.
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Are you interested in partnering with our Eastmont Transition Program to host students for a Community Based Work Experience (CBWE)?
Please click on the link below to fill out our Business Interest Form and someone will be in touch with our shortly.
Thank you!
Pre-Employment Transition Services (PreETS)
What are Pre-Employment Transition Services (PreETS)?
- Pre-ETS are a coordinated set of activities, designed with an outcome-oriented process, which promotes movement from school to post-school activities organized in collaboration with local school staff;
- Available to enhance and support secondary education transition planning, not replace or supplant transition requirements;
- Intended to work toward alignment of the student’s IEP and/or High School and Beyond Plan goals;
- Coordinated activities that are based upon the individual student’s needs, taking into account the student’s skills, abilities, preferences and interests;
- Must be provided on the basis of individual need:
- The five required pre-employment transition services are not mandated to be provided to each student with a disability if all the activities are not necessary.
Who is eligible for Pre-Employment Transition Services?
- Students who are enrolled in a secondary, postsecondary, or other recognized education program
- Typically ages 14 through 21
- Students who are eligible for, and receiving, special education or related services
- Students who have an IEP, a 504 plan, or a documented disability
What Pre-Employment transition services are available?
- Job Exploration
- Students explore the world of work and learn more about their interests, abilities and future goals
- Self-Advocacy
- Students develop the skills necessary to flourish in work and everyday life
- Work-Based Learning
- Students have the opportunity to gain work experience prior to graduation
- Workplace Readiness Training
- Students learn what it takes to work in the real world, including job-related independent living skills
- Post-Secondary Education Counseling
- Students receive guidance on how to gain education and/or technical training past high school
Coming soon...
Project SEARCH Stemilt
About Project SEARCH Stemilt
Project SEARCH is a 10 month employment preparation program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are entering their last year of school. Interns participate in three internships to explore a variety of career paths and are completely immersed into the workplace at Stemilt. This immersion facilitates a seamless combination of classroom instruction, career exploration, and hands-on training through worksite rotations as well as allowing interns to gain experience working in a variety of settings. The focus is teaching interns employability skills with the program culminating in individualized job development. The goal is for interns to gain competitive employment.
Project SEARCH was first developed in 1996 at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to provide competitive employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Today, there are over 700 programs in 10 countries. In 2022, Project SEARCH was replicated in Wenatchee, WA through collaboration between Stemilt Growers, Eastmont School District, Chelan-Douglas Developmental Disabilities Program, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Developmental Disabilities Administration and Link Transit.
PROGRAM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: The Project SEARCH application process takes place each spring. Student applicants must also meet the following requirements for consideration:
- Qualify for Special Education services
- Be between 18 and 22 years old
- Be eligible for vocational rehabilitation
- Maintain appropriate behavior and social skills
- Have basic communication skills
- Take directions from the supervisor
- Be independent about personal hygiene, toileting and feeding skills
- Be willing to access public transportation (Link Transit, Link Plus)
- Be willing to make a commitment to competitive employment upon program completion
Students applying for Project SEARCH Stemilt need to have completed all graduation requirements prior to entering the program.
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Project SEARCH Brochure
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Project SEARCH Brochure
Project SEARCH Brochure
Project SEARCH Brochure
The Project SEARCH application process takes place each winter. Student applicants must also meet the following requirements for consideration:
- Qualify for Special Education services
- Be between 18 and 22 years old
- Be eligible for Vocational Rehabilitation (Division of Vocational Rehabilitation)
- Maintain appropriate behavior and social skills
- Have basic communication skills
- Take directions from the supervisor
- Be independent about personal hygiene, toileting and feeding skills
- Be willing to access public transportation (Link Transit, Link Plus)
- Be willing to make a commitment to competitive employment upon program completion
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Questions?
Phone: 509-888-1276
Completed applications can be emailed to ProjectSEARCH@eastmont206.org or mailed to the following address:
Eastmont High School
Attn: Project SEARCH Stemilt
955 NE 3rd St.
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Check us out on:
@ProjectSEARCHStemilt on Facebook
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Business Advisory Council (BAC) Flyer
Out of District Student Interest Form
Do you attend a neighboring school district in the Greater Wenatchee Valley and have an interested in participating in Project SEARCH Stemilt?
This form is for you! (see link to click on below)
Please answer the following questions and someone from Project SEARCH Stemilt will be in contact with you. If you have immediate questions, please feel free to email ProjectSEARCH@eastmont206.org directly.
Thank you and we look forward to connecting with you!
Email: ProjectSEARCH@eastmont206.org
Michelle Sadewasser, Transition Coordinator, (509) 884 - 6665 x1276, sadewasserm@eastmont206.org
Tina Gorman, Transition Specialist, (509) 884 - 6665 x1277, gormanc@eastmont206.org
Please visit the international Project SEARCH website for more information.
Congratulations to our Project SEARCH Stemilt Graduates!
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