 
WYANDOTTE, MI
Our mission in educating students is to
facilitate the attainment of their chosen goals during their transition to
adulthood.
Josephine
Brighton Skills Center was established in 1973 by the Wayne County Intermediate
School District. As the years passed the services offered expanded to encompass
a wide variety of vocational training options. A population growth included
students of every handicapping condition. In September of 1983, the Skills
Center moved to its current facility and continues its operations under the
auspices of the Wyandotte Public Schools.
The Skills Center provides alternative vocational
services for special education students, ages 15 through 26, residing in
a Downriver/Dearborn school district, who are unable to benefit from the
vocational programming offered at the high school level. Those enrolled
in a special education diploma curriculum may complete the vocational training
required for a high school diploma. Non diploma students may continue to
receive services at the Skills Center until age 26. Currently the Center
services over 300 students.
Vocational training classrooms at the Skills Center
try to simulate the real world of work, with the emphasis on a hands-on
approach. Textbooks have been eliminated from the vocational process.
Jo Brighton Works Skills Center Staff and Students
thank the businesses and organizations
for their partnerships this year
Call: (734) 759-6300
Fax: (734)
759-6309 Write to: Jo Brighton Skills Center
4460 18th Street
Wyandotte, MI 48192
If you have comments or suggestions, E-mail us
at:
kellerd@wy.k12.mi.us
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