Night/Summer Co-Op     P.O. Box 5187 1202 East Locust Bloomington, IL. 61702-5187 Phone: 309-829-8671 Fax: 309-828-3546

Bloomington Area Career Center Night/Summer Internship Guidelines  

Tuition: 185.00
NO refunds after the first session of class.

Attendance is MANDATORY for the first class.
ONE absence is allowed.

MUST be at least 16 years of age.  

Application/Enrollment –

• Application/Enrollment – Students should either come to the BACC office or see their home high school guidance counselor to obtain a registration packet for enrollment.  The student needs to complete the forms and obtain a local school signature (usually a guidance counselor or principal) and parent/guardian signatures on the forms included in the packet.  The completed forms need to sent to or dropped off at the BACC office along with the tuition payment.  Student registration will not be accepted without payment.  (The expectation is that the full amount is paid up front.  Students who are unable to pay the full amount will need to speak with the BACC Director.)  

 Credit –

• Credit – BACC does not award credit.  Students enrolled in the class earn a grade for the classroom work and a grade for the paid work-site experience.  Passing grades are communicated to the students’ home high schools who in turn award credits based on the grades.  Typically each school has awarded a ½ credit for the classroom portion grade and ½ credit for the work-site portion of the course.  Students must earn a passing grade in the classroom portion to be eligible for the ½ credit work-site portion.  If a student fails the classroom portion of the course, no passing grade will be awarded for the work-site experience.   Grades will be withheld pending all payments made in full and return of textbooks and other materials that are the property of the BACC or compensation for any lost or damaged items.

 Course Structure –

• Course Structure - The classroom work will include reading assignments, quizzes, tests, and projects.  The work-site experience must be a paid work experience at an established, appropriate place of business.  Babysitting is not an acceptable work assignment.  Students must work for a business located in the BACC service area (McLean – DeWitt County area).  Students are expected to obtain their own jobs for the purpose of the course.  Students may not be employed by a relative or member of their immediate household without the instructor’s express permission.  Students should contact the BACC office or their teacher before any hours are credited toward the work site experience.  The work site must be pre-approved by the BACC teacher or administration.  To achieve a passing grade for the work site, students will be expected to maintain a log of their days/hours worked signed by their employer and the total number of hours worked must be at least 160 clock hours.  The required log must be submitted to the teacher according to timelines given by the teacher.  Students will also be expected to have their employers and/or immediate supervisors complete work-site evaluations that will be submitted to the teacher.         

 Attendance and Participation –

•  Attendance and Participation – The length of the course will be 10 weeks.  The course will meet one class session per week for 2.5 hours.  Attendance for the 1^st class session is mandatory.  Students are expected to be in class on time and participate actively in class.  All rules and expectations BACC has outlined for students attending school during the school day must be observed by students attending Night Cooperative Education.  Student Handbooks will be distributed the first class session and reviewed with students.  In addition, students must have regular attendance and be punctual.  Students who miss, for any reason, more than one class session during the course will not receive a passing grade for the course.  Students who arrive more than 15 minutes late to class will be assessed one absence.  Students who know in advance that they will be running a few minutes late or other issues related to attendance should contact the teacher well in advance before class begins to discuss the situation and to make arrangements for missed class items.

   Students must attend their regular school during the day in order to attend their work-site related to the Night Cooperative Education class.  In other words, if a student is suspended from school, absent from school due to illness, truancy, or other similar reasons, the student should not report to their job site that day.  Cooperative Education is a school-related activity.  If a student does not attend school during a regular student attendance day at their home school, the student may not report to work and count those work hours toward the required 160 hours.

  Attendance will be recorded each night of class and reported to the BACC office on or before the next day of school. 

BACC Required Forms –

BACC Required Forms – Students will be provided several forms that they will be expected to read, complete, have their parents sign, and return to the BACC along with their registration forms and payment.  These forms include a medical/accident insurance waiver, a photo release, and the internet/network technology acceptable use policy.  These forms are included in the registration packet.  The BACC Student Handbook will be provided to students at the time of registration.

• Counselor Memo

• Night/Summer Co-Op Enrollment Form

• Photo/Video Information Form

• Student Emergency Information Card

• Insurance Waiver Form  

• Acceptable Use Policy Form (AUP) 
            

Other rules and issues that need to be addressed specifically –

• Other rules and issues that need to be addressed specifically - Rules about no food/drink in the classroom, cell phones turned off and put away, no hats/head coverings, being in an unauthorized area of the building, no smoking or tobacco products, dress code, and driving/parking on campus will be communicated and consistently enforced.  These are all covered in the BACC handbook and they will be reviewed in class the first night.  Students will need to provide copies of their valid drivers license and vehicle insurance card to be kept on-file in the BACC office.  In addition, since this class is taught after the regular school day, students in the class should not bring visitors with them to wait for them in the building during class time.  Only students or individuals who have specific business related to this class will be allowed in the building and the exterior doors will be locked 15 minutes after class begins.