FESD Supports High School Seniors Through On-The-Job Training Program

LYNNWOOD, WA – The Foundation for Edmonds School District announced today that it has received a $15,000 award from Lynnwood Kiwanis Foundation. An organization dedicated to children in the local community, Lynnwood Kiwanis Foundation provides important funding and community service to help children in the Edmonds School District.

The award will be used to help fund the Foundation for Edmonds School District’s new On-the-Job Training (OJT) program, in partnership with the Edmonds School District’s Career Connected Learning program. In its pilot stage, the program aims to help seniors at Scriber Lake High School, where the on-time graduation rate is currently only 42%.

“Students face a range of complex barriers, including poverty and homelessness, that affects their schooling,” says Deborah Brandi, Executive Director. “Through the OJT program, we want to foster self-confidence, help students set goals, and keep them engaged in learning. We’re very thankful to the Lynnwood Kiwanis Foundation for helping make this possible.”

An integral part of the OJT program is to help students become job ready by preparing them for the next steps after high school. Students in the program receive job skills training, a paid internship that counts toward class credit, and offers a scholarship when they’re finished for a vocational or two-year post-secondary program.