(Based on standards for the first three quarters of junior year as listed above and the 4th quarter standards listed below)

Attendance and Punctuality

Maximum of 2 total days absent during the 4thquarter.
Maximum combined absence and tardy total of 3 days.

Grade Requirements

Minimum of a B- (80%) average in the vocational-technical program for 4thquarter.
Minimum of a C- (70%) average for all academic subjects 4thquarter
Minimum of a B- (80%) average for related 4thquarter

Teacher Recommendations and 2-Year Verification

Recommended by vocational-technical shop, related and academic teachers.
Verification of completion of 2 years in the vocational-technical program of study.
Students must have taken and successfully complete a 10-hour OSHA Safety Training Program or a 10-hour Career Safe Training Program, whichever is most appropriate for their technical career area.

Probationary Status. A student placed on probationary status due to attendance concerns will be removed from participation in their Cooperative Education Program after giving their employer a two-week notice. A teacher may retract his or her recommendation of a student for participation in the cooperative education program at any time by notifying the Co-op Director in writing explaining why the recommendation has been retracted.

Teacher Recommendation. A teacher may retract his or her recommendation of a student for participation in the program at any time by notifying the Co-op Director in writing explaining why the recommendation has been retracted.

Extenuating Circumstances. Students who are not eligible for the Cooperative Education Program due to extenuating circumstances may present written documentation of these circumstances to the Co-op Director for review and an eligibility determination by a school administrator.

Obtaining Cooperative Education Program Employment. Students are encouraged to use job postings provided by the Co-op office as leads in their search for employment, as well as contacts that their vocational-technical instructors may provide, and the Shawsheen Valley Technical High School Career Resource Network. It is each student’s responsibility to find and obtain employment, related to their program of study, with a qualified employer who is in compliance with federal and state discrimination, wage, workers’ compensation insurance laws.

Shawsheen Valley Technical High School

CO-OP Office

Brian Smith

What is Co-op?

Why Hire Co-op?

Student Requirements SVTHS Cooperative Education

Obtaining Employment

Senior Participation: First-quarter eligibility

Junior Participation: Fourth-quarter eligibility

Junior Participation: Summer eligibility

Removal from Participation

Weekly time cards will document that

Important Forms