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Stevens Point Area Public School District

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Project SEARCH

Project SEARCH is an international employment training program for young adults with disabilities.

Program components:

  • 8-12 applicants are accepted for their final year of high school
  • School year length program which includes a 3 week orientation, three 10 week host site internships, 2 transition weeks, commencement and follow up support at their new jobs
  • Curriculum is focused on employability skill development
  • 60-90 minutes per day of classroom training with the instructor 
  • 4.5-5 hours per day at their internship site

Goal: competitive integrated employment-16+ hrs/week

Partners include: host site, educational partners, vocational and long-term service providers, vocational rehabilitation agency, area businesses and families. 

Open House/Information Night:
 January 14th 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm
 

Join us online to learn more about a day in the life of a Project SEARCH intern! Please RSVP to doconnor@pointschools.net by January 12, 2026 to receive the virtual invitation.

 

Applications will be due March 6th 2026

Please click here for application  or see below.  Please send all application materials to our instructor, Dorothy O‘Connor via e-mail at doconnor@pointschools.net, her mailbox at SPASH or bring to our training room in CPS 105.

Assessment day will be held on March 30th. 
8:30-11:00 a.m

Assessment Day is held at UWSP. It is an opportunity for applicants to meet Project SEARCH site partners and perform a variety of tasks they may come across if accepted into the program. We ask interns to treat this day as an interview.
 

Acceptance letters will be sent out by April 10, 2026. 

2026-2027 interns will be asked to commit by May 1, 2026

For more information please reach out to any of the following: 

Dorothy O’Connor, Instructor: doconnor@pointschools.net  or 715-347-3950

Danielle Nystrom, Assistant Director, ODC:  dnystrom@odcinc.com or 715-996-1705 

Kassey Anderson, DVR Counselor: kassey.anderson@dwd.wi.gov or 715-216-8210


 
Please contact Dorothy O'Connor for with any questions: 
Project SEARCH Instructor
Stevens Point Area Senior High
715-347-3950