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18+ Transitional Life Skills Program

Boerne ISD's  18+ Transitional Life Skills Program provides employment opportunities where students receive job experience and social skills with a Boerne ISD job coach.

The 18+ Transitional Life Skills student will go into a work environment and perform the same tasks as a paid employee with the support of their job coach.  We partner with the Boerne community businesses to help students achieve their goals.  Our goal is to provide a lifelong foundation towards the student's independence.

Students work with job coaches to develop and integrate job-specific skills, time management, social skills, and organization.  Job coaches support students in the following ways:

  • Assist students with initial introductions to job site supervisor and associated staff
  • Facilitate student orientation to their work environment
  • Ensure that the student worker & employer have clear expectations regarding the assigned tasks/duties
  • Assist the student in social integration and self-advocacy skills
Vocational Skills

Vocational Skills

The 18+ Transitional Life Skills Program provides employment opportunities where students receive job experience and social skills with a Boerne ISD job coach.

The 18+ Transitional LIfe Skills student will go into a work environment and perform the same tasks as a paid employee with the support of their job coach.  We partner with the Boerne community businesses to help students achieve their goals.  Our goal is to provide a lifelong foundation towards the student's independence.

Students work with job coaches to develop and integrate job-specific skills, time management, social skills, and organization.  Job coaches support students in the following ways:

  • Assist students with initial introductions to job site supervisor and associated staff
  • Facilitate student orientation to their work environment
  • Ensure that the student worker & employer have clear expectations regarding the assigned tasks/duties
  • Assist the student in social integration and self-advocacy skills

Independent Living Skills

The 18+ Transitional Life Skills Program provides instruction and training for students to learn necessary skills for independent living.

  • Nutrition and culinary skills include: nutritious meal planning, grocery list making, grocery shopping within a budget, meal preparation, and ordering & paying in a restaurant.
  • Housekeeping skills including: sweeping, mopping, dish washing, laundry, and restroom & kitchen cleaning
  • Communication and transportation skills including: using email, scheduling transportation (i.e. ART bus), and appropriate social skills

Self-Advocacy Skills

The 18+ Transitional Life Skills Program provides support and helps students learn their rights and how to advocate for themselves.

Teacher

Jennifer Ratcliff
email ms. ratcliff

Job Coaches

Julia Cortez
email ms. cortez

Yolanda Hernandez
email ms. hernandez

Thomas DeMoor
email mr. demoor