DOCUMENTRESUMECE002472TheBlueHillsModel;A.pdfVIP

DOCUMENT RESUME ED 099 463 CE 002 472 TI/4LF The Blue Hills Model; A Collaborative Experiment in Career Development: Volume 1--The Satellite Plan. INSTITUTION Blue Hills Regional Career Education Center, Canton, Mass. PUB DATE (73] NOTE 30p.; For related document see CE 002 473 !DRS PPICF NF -$O.75 HC-S1.85 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTOPS *Career Education; *Demonstration Projects; Educational Programs; Integrated Curriculum; Models; *Occupational Guidance; Organizational Development; Program Development; *Regional Programs; Secondary Education; Vocational Development; Vocational Education; *Vocational Training Centers TUENTIFIERS Massachusetts ABSTBACT The document traces the development of one specific modelethe Blue Hills Regional Technical Education Center, a regional school serving the specific occupational and career educational needs of high schools in seven suburban communities, located in Canton, Massachusetts. It also outlines the organizational structure, the program philosophy, and the exploratory cluster concept, which provides for students not yet ready to make a commitment to either vocational education or college preparation. Occupational guidance devices, program content, the current status of the program, projected plans, and conclusions are offered. Sdmmarizing the benefits to member communities, the document concludes that the model has provided a practical framework for real cooperation between academic and vocational-technical ucators, and may provide the basis for a new funding design for occupational education in Massachusetts. (MN) I 4, OF fat AC