1300 Melissa Ln
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33325
| Program Contact | Eileen Santiago |
| Program Contact Email | eileen.santiago@browardschools.com |
| Phone | 754-321-8455 |
| Website | Program website |
| link to program Facebook page |
The Build Your Future Program currently provides adults with intellectual disabilities an opportunity to increase social, independent living, and employability skills as well as an opportunity to participate in a post-secondary inclusive experience at Sheridan Technical College. Here the curriculum is designed to prepare students to meet the employment needs of South Florida with a focus on industry certification. The goal of the Build Your Future program is to increase students’ employability skills and ability to join the local workforce in sustained, non-subsidized employment. With the guidance of college and District staff, students will gain increased levels of independence, reading, math, technical, self-determination, self-advocacy, life-readiness, and employability skills. Students may be progressed to a Sherian Career Technical Education (CTE) program pending pre-college competency skills mastery. Each CTE program curriculum at McFatter is focused on earning Industry Certifications in the respected career pathway.
Program information submitted: January 25, 2023
| General | |
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| Public or private: | Public |
| Type of school: | Technical or vocational/trade school |
| Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | No |
| Students in this program: | Have graduated or exited from high school |
| Number of students: | 6 |
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| School district or agency partner: | Broward County Public Schools |
| Contact person: | Christy Bradford |
| Email: | christy.bradford@browardschools.com |
| Requirements | |
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| Program serves students who have left high school? | Yes, all of our students have left high school |
| Regular high school diploma required? | No, an IEP/non-standard diploma/certificate of attendance is accepted |
| Accepts out-of-state students? | Yes |
| Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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| Cost | |
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| Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | Yes |
| Students pay for the program in the following ways: |
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| Scholarships available: |
Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities funds $7,000 scholarships for students accepted into the Build Your Future program. |
| Academic | |
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| Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Typical college courses for credit |
| Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
| Information on special classes: |
Students are required to participate in a specialized pre-requisite course before transitioning to the fully inclusive CTE program. |
| Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | 75-99% |
| Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? | Yes |
| Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Post Secondary Adult Vocational Completion Certificate |
| Is the credential approved by the college/university? | Yes, this credential has been through a formal approval process at the IHE |
| Other than the credential listed above, can students earn any other credentials that are available to all students? |
Industry Certification related to CTE program |
| Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services: |
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| Housing | |
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| Housing is provided to students: | No |
| Extracurricular | |
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| Students participate in student organizations on campus: | No |
| Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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