Our TJX partnership with Marshals is one of many Work-Based Learning Opportunities available for High School Students with intellectual disabilities. Work-based learning begins in the month of October and ends in the month of June. Students work 10 hours a week alongside store employees and are paid a monthly minimum wage. Classroom teachers serve as Work-Based Liaisons and communicate with store managers to ensure students are training in a professional manner. Skills acquired during the yearlong work-based learning opportunities include but are not limited to:
The reinforcement of basic mathematical knowledge and financial literacy skills
Effective communication skills are reinforced when students interact with customers, managers and employees
Time management, sorting, and the maintenance of lunch schedules provides opportunities for students to understand quantifiable concepts
Executing pedestrian safety while navigating to and from job site locations
