JOBS FOR DELAWARE GRADUATES INC

THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR CONSISTED OF 23 JOBS FOR DELAWARE GRADUATES (JDG) HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND 15 MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS. JDG'S OVERALL STRATEGIC APPROACH FOCUSED ON PROVIDING A COMPOUNDING CURRICULUM THAT BEGAN WITH FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS OFFERED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND PROGRESSED THROUGH MORE ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN HIGH SCHOOL. JDG OFFERED CURRICULUM TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ADDRESSED CAREER-BASED LEARNING, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP BUILDING, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY. THE JDG HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM PREPARED STUDENTS TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION OR TRADE PROGRAMS, ENTER THE WORKFORCE, OR JOIN THE MILITARY. THE COMPETENCY-DRIVEN CURRICULUM IS AN APPROVED DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PATHWAY AND INCLUDES STRATEGIES FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS DROPOUT PREVENTION.THE JOBS FOR DELAWARE GRADUATES (JDG) HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM PREPARES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE NECESSARY EMPLOYABILITY SOFT SKILLS AND LIFE SKILLS TO SUCCESSFULLY PURSUE THEIR CAREER PATH THROUGH ENTRY-LEVEL EMPLOYMENT AND/OR COLLEGE OR ADVANCED TRAINING. APPROXIMATELY 2,100 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE SERVED IN THE CLASSROOM DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. 95.34% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT GRADUATES RECEIVED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. THE JDG MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM PREPARES MIDDLE AGED STUDENTS WITH SCHOOL-BASED DROP-OUT PREVENTION SERVICES FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH. A CURRICULUM FOR MIDDLE GRADES, 6-8, WAS FACILITATED IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY FULL-TIME JDG TEACHERS. APPROXIMATELY 1,600 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE SERVED IN THE CLASSROOM DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025. OVER 750 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD AT LEAST ONE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING THEIR REGULAR CLASSROOM CURRICULUM. THE JDG FOSTER CARE PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAM TO ASSIST FOSTER CARE YOUTH FROM THE AGES 16-23 IN KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTIES IN OBTAINING AND RETAINING EMPLOYMENT. A DEDICATED STUDENT OUTREACH COORDINATOR IDENTIFIES JOB OPPORTUNITIES, PREPARES AND MATCHES YOUTH TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDES POST PLACEMENT FOLLOW-UP. OVER 40 YOUTH IN THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM WERE SERVED WITH AN EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND JOB PLACEMENT CURRICULUM. THE CURRICULUM ALIGNS WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL EMPLOYABILITY SOFT SKILLS AND LIFE SKILLS; INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT IS CRITICAL; AND CAREER PLACEMENT IS FOCUSED ON HELPING THE STUDENTS BEGIN A CAREER PATH TO SELF-SUPPORT AND SUFFICIENCY.