What is Work Experience Education (WEE)?
Work Experience Education is an elective class that combines paid employment with classroom instruction. Students work at their jobs during the week and also attend a class session once a week at school.
Students develop positive attitudes and work habits, self-confidence, job skills, and a personal portfolio which can be used to locate, secure, and retain employment in the community.
What will I learn in Work Experience Education classes?
The course curriculum includes:
- how to get a job and keep it
- how to leave a job
- economic awareness and career awareness
Students learn about labor laws and how they will affect them throughout their lives. Students learn about banking, budgeting, credit and insurance. Students learn about the function of different California agencies that can assist them in times of difficulty. Students learn about work place safety, sexual harassment, and jobs in the trades.
Do students in Work Experience Education get special privileges?
State and Federal Labor Codes allow minors enrolled in Work Experience Education to obtain more hours of work during the week.
Students enrolled in Work Exerience Education can work 8 hours maximum per day/any day of the week. A WEE student can work up to 40 hours per week. Students can go to work as early as 5 a.m. and can work as late as 10 p.m. on a school night.
How do I earn a grade in Work Experience Education?
Grades are earned by attending class, doing the related instructional assignments, and performing satisfactorily on the job as evaluated by the employer.
Where are Work Experience Education classes offered?
WEE classes are offered at all 6 district high schools, as well as at Olympic Continuation High, Diablo Community Day School, and all 5 necessary small high schools.
Who is the Work Experience Education teacher at my school?
Clayton Valley High
Janet McClure
(925) 682-7474 ext. 2608
mcclurejl@mdusd.k12.ca.us
College Park High
Jan Bunten
(925) 682-7670 ext. 2273
buntenj@mdusd.k12.ca.us
Concord High
Kathy Koch
(925) 687-2030 ext. 3338
kochk@mdusd.k12.ca.us
Mt. Diablo High
Kathy Koch
(925) 682-4030
kochk@mdusd.k12.ca.us
Northgate High
Bob Johnson
(925) 938-0900 ext. 3520
johnsonrd@mdusd.k12.ca.us
Ygnacio Valley High
George Streeter
(925) 685-8414 ext. 2541
streeterg@mdusd.k12.ca.us
Crossroads High, Gateway High, Nueva Vista/Summit High, Olympic High, Prospect High
Brenda Beteta
(925) 938-2564 ext. 3985
betetab@mdusd.k12.ca.us
Interested? Read about how to enroll in Work Experience Education.