District 88 recognizes five local businesses/organizations as Business Partners

District 88 regularly recognizes businesses and organizations that partner with the district for their support in building futures for students and helping to accomplish the district’s Mission and Vision.

Those groups are honored as Business Partners during a District 88 Board of Education meeting. On Jan. 13, the District 88 Board of Education recognized five groups as Business Partners. During that meeting, District 88 Superintendent Dr. Scott Helton thanked the Business Partners below for their support of the District 88 Special Education Transition Program. That program helps cognitively disabled students ages 19 to 21 learn life skills, obtain job training in a community setting and transition to life after District 88.

Parents Alliance Employment Project – Employment Coordinator Roger Joseph B. Cave
Roger Joseph B. Cave works with Transition Program staff to find employment opportunities and training sites for students. Students have varying skill sets, and Cave helps find the right fit for each student.

Addison Police Department – Director of Police Timothy “Bill” Hayden
The Transition Program is thrilled to begin working with the Addison Police Department as a new training site this year. The department has welcomed student Nick Trojanowicz, who has learned skills such as data entry, scanning and filing.

Addison Public Library – Director Mary Medjo Me Zengue
The Addison Public Library is home to the Transition Program’s Perks & Possibilities Café, which is open from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday. Students stock the café, clean the café and work the register, under the supervision of staff. Students also work in Circulation at the library, where they check in and sort materials. Students also clean DVDs and help with the recycling of crayons for School & Community Assistance for Recycling & Composting Education (SCARCE). More than 10 students have been provided training through the library.

Addison Park District – Building and Maintenance Supervisor Jay Mueller
Transition Program students are happy to work at the Addison Park District’s Centennial Fitness, where they sanitize equipment, complete basic janitorial work and do check-in/reception duties.

DuPage County Department of Community Services – Community Services Manager Gina Strafford-Ahmed
The Transition Program is thrilled to begin working with the DuPage County Department of Community Services as a new training site this year. Two Transition Program students and one Addison Trail student are learning data entry and general office skills at this site. Students make reminder calls to community members, file and make folders for new clients.