This Vocational Instructional Program Agreement between Joyous Creations LLC, d/b/a Crumbl Cookies and the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida provides select students with disabilities with an instructional program of education and job preparation training.

Indicator 14 is monitored by the state: Participation in Post-secondary Settings | "Percent of youth who had IEPs, are no longer in secondary school and who have been competitively employed, enrolled in some type of postsecondary school, or both, within one year of leaving high school." (Sources: IDEA, 20 U.S.C. 1416 (a) (3) (A), Florida's State Performance Plan). The focus is to assist students with disabilities in preparing for life after high school, post-school outcomes include postsecondary education/training, employment, and independent living. For a student with an individual educational plan (IEP), Florida legislation requires planning to begin by age 12.  It defines transition as “a coordinated set of activities” designed to promote movement from life as a student to life as an adult. Students with an IEP in high school and those enrolled in the Structured Work Deferral Program can gain hands-on work experiences in our community through partnerships with local businesses.  

HEATHER WASSERMAN  heather.wasserman@sarasotacountyschools.net

RACHAEL O'DEA   rachael.o'dea@sarasotacountyschools.net