For more than 19 years, the district has had active educational agreements with the building trades apprenticeship committees for adult job training programs. During the 2010/2011 school year, approximately 1,253 apprentices attended classes through Aparicio-Levy and Learey Technical Centers.

The apprenticeship committees are compensated $2,000 for each Occupational Completion Point (OCP) earned the previous year by each program which has an established performance record for earning OCPs. Instructor wages only will be reimbursed for the Structural Steel Pre-Apprenticeship program. The contracted funds are used to cover instructor salaries/benefits; program promotion; instructional materials and supplies; equipment upgrade, replacement, and repair; other supervisory and administrative costs to include, but not limited to, lease expenses for classroom facilities and equipment, travel, mileage, conferences, and professional meetings. Samples of both types of agreements are attached.

The funding amounts on the attached list of Educational Agreements are estimates, as the final allocation will be based on 2010/2011 student completion data.