§ 6114. — Connecting activities component.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC6114]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 69--SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES
SUBCHAPTER I--SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES BASIC PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Sec. 6114. Connecting activities component
The connecting activities component of a School-to-Work
Opportunities program shall include--
(1) matching students with the work-based learning opportunities
of employers;
(2) providing, with respect to each student, a school site
mentor to act as a liaison among the student and the employer,
school, teacher, school administrator, and parent of the student,
and, if appropriate, other community partners;
(3) providing technical assistance and services to employers,
including small- and medium-sized businesses, and other parties in--
(A) designing school-based learning components described in
section 6112 of this title, work-based learning components
described in section 6113 of this title, and counseling and case
management services; and
(B) training teachers, workplace mentors, school site
mentors, and counselors;
(4) providing assistance to schools and employers to integrate
school-based and work-based learning and integrate academic and
occupational learning into the program;
(5) encouraging the active participation of employers, in
cooperation with local education officials, in the implementation of
local activities described in section 6112 of this title, section
6113 of this title, or this section;
(6)(A) providing assistance to participants who have completed
the program in finding an appropriate job, continuing their
education, or entering into an additional training program; and
(B) linking the participants with other community services that
may be necessary to assure a successful transition from school to
work;
(7) collecting and analyzing information regarding post-program
outcomes of participants in the School-to-Work Opportunities
program, to the extent practicable, on the basis of socioeconomic
status, race, gender, ethnicity, culture, and disability, and on the
basis of whether the participants are students with limited-English
proficiency, school dropouts, disadvantaged students, or
academically talented students; and
(8) linking youth development activities under this chapter with
employer and industry strategies for upgrading the skills of their
workers.
(Pub. L. 103-239, title I, Sec. 104, May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 577.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 6103, 6111, 6145, 6192 of
this title.
