Building Maintenance

In Building Maintenance, the students are being taught the skills necessary for safe building maintenance.  The students are currently demonstrating various custodial duties, cleaning the lunchroom after students are finished with lunch, setting up tables and chairs for various meetings and conferences for staff, fixing minor repairs such as chairs and custodial equipment.  In the spring when the weather is better we we’ll be working in the courtyard doing various landscaping skills (raking, lawn mowing, and planting various flowers).  Special emphasis is placed on learning the skills necessary to find a job in the community related to building maintenance

Building Trades

In the Building Trades classroom students will be taught the basics skills involved in carpentry, plumbing, drywall hanging and drywall repair, painting, wallpapering, ceramic floor and wall tiling, materials assembly and repair work plus more. Safety must always be our first priority. Students will be taught the safe and proper use of a variety of hand tools. They will also learn the safe and accurate use of many power tools. Students will learn the names of tools and materials used in the building trades.

Each student will progress at his/her own pace. Adaptations and adjustments can be made to meet most special needs. Students will be encouraged to develop problem solving techniques. Our mandate is to prepare students for employment. We are interested in helping students develop meaningful and much needed skills for adult life. Students are encouraged to develop home repair and improvement skills that will be of value to them in the future. They will work in a variety of team situations towards the completion of standard assignments and special projects.

Business Practices

In Business Practices, students develop the skills necessary to work in an office or retail environment.  Students are required to work individually and as part of a team in order to complete assignments.  In addition, they learn to operate various equipment which enables them to copy, type, sort, staple, paperclip, punch, shred, collate, hang, fold, and label materials.

Cafeteria / Restaurant

The Culinary Arts I classroom is designed to prepare students for occupations in the food service industry.  The classroom is designed to teach the core curriculum as well as basic techniques used in the function of the commercial kitchen, short order cooking and dining room service

The classroom is divided into work stations and students will rotate from station to station, within the class, throughout the school year. Students will prepare food for the “Brighton Garden Cafe” fireside dining room, a public restaurant, and the cafeteria line for student lunch usage and carry out meals.

Commercial Bakery

The Culinary Arts III classroom is designed to prepare for occupations in the food service and culinary arts industry. The classroom is designed to teach the core curriculum as well as basic techniques used in the functions of a commercial bakery. Our primary focus is sanitation and safety.  Students are rotated through work stations weekly.

Commercial Catering

The Culinary Arts II  class room is designed to prepare students for occupations in the food service industry.  The classroom is designed to teach the core curriculum as will as basic techniques used in the function of a commercial catering and carry out business.

The classroom is divided into work stations and the students will rotate from station to station within the classroom. Students will prepare food in larger quantities as applicable for a catering situation.

Computer Usage

In this classroom students will be taught the skills needed to feel comfortable in the modern workplace where computers and office machines are used. Each student will progress at their own pace and work is individualized to meet any special needs.  Coursework includes operation of current software programs in the area of spreadsheets, database data entry, graphic programs, photo and video editing and other computer areas as they emerge along with instruction on various office machines. A familiarity with some word processing applications will also be covered. Students will be encouraged to incorporate problem solving techniques with team building in the completion of special projects and outside job work.

J.O.B.S.

This class provides high school students with community vocational training in a variety of business for half a day, four days per week. The day that the students remain in the classroom they receive job related classroom instruction to promote community and employment success.

Job placement and follow-up services are also provided to students who are placed on "work study".

Jo Brighton has working partnerships with many of the businesses though out the Downriver area.

In the community setting, students are able to use the skills they have acquired while in the various vocational classrooms. Other skills and objectives in the community setting are maintaining occupational adjustment, adjusting to changes in employment, following employer's work policies and procedures, and demonstrating community safety. In the classroom students work on job related activities such as resumes, job applications, and portfolios.

JOB's Club

Life Options

This class, designed for students ages 21 thru 26, will focus on the development and implementation of the student's transition plan. Students will explore work, living and recreational options. Instruction includes community vocational training, volunteer experiences, and experiences in self-employment as well as job-related classroom instruction. Job placement and follow-up services will be part of their program.

Students try out various job experiences within the community. The students are working directly with the employer. They try out new work sites each quarter.

Some of the business in the Downriver community that support us, by allowing our students to "work" at their place of business are:  

Roosevelt Transition Classes

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