INTEGRITY EDUCATIONAL CENTER
INTEGRITY EDUCATIONAL CENTER
INTEGRITY EDUCATIONAL CENTER
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Students are encouraged to begin earning elective credits as early as possible to help reach<br />
the 50 elective credit requirement. There are several ways a student can earn electives "off<br />
campus" through Peninsula High School<br />
ACTIVITY<br />
Volunteering in the<br />
community ,<br />
(Community Service)<br />
RATE OF EARNING<br />
CREDITS EXAMPLES How TO EARN CREDITS<br />
12 hrs = 1 credit<br />
Off Campus Activities<br />
and Groups 12 hrs — 1 credit<br />
Paid Work<br />
0 Experience<br />
lei<br />
36 hrs — 1 credit<br />
ROP 1 semester = 10<br />
credits<br />
Outdoor Education<br />
Counselor<br />
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• NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 501(c)3<br />
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, ETC/<br />
• HOSPITALS<br />
• RETIREMENT HOMES<br />
• ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS<br />
• CLUB SPORTS (AYSO, etc.)<br />
ORGANIZED FITNESS CLASSES (I.E.,<br />
DANCING)<br />
• COUNSELING / THERAPY<br />
• AA OR NA MEETINGS<br />
• CHURCH ACTIVITIES (i.e., bowling —<br />
not prayer or worship time)<br />
• JOBS WHERE THE STUDENT GETS AN<br />
ACTUAL PAYCHECK STUB WITH TAXES<br />
DEDUCTED I.E.., TARGET, SEARS, ETC.<br />
• CLASSES TAKEN THROUGH THE SAN<br />
MATEO COUNTY REGIONAL<br />
OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM<br />
1 week — 5 credits • VOLUNTEER AS A COUNSELOR FOR<br />
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AN<br />
OUTDOOR EDUCATION SETTING.<br />
Student must choose an<br />
approved site, get a contract<br />
signed by the site, and keep a<br />
time sheet of the hours they<br />
volunteer. Hours should be<br />
turned in every six weeks<br />
grading period.<br />
Students must keep a time<br />
sheet for the hours involved in<br />
the activity. Hours should be<br />
turned in every six weeks<br />
grading period.<br />
Students must enroll through<br />
our 'Work Experience<br />
Coordinator' at Peninsula H.S.<br />
in order to begin earning<br />
credits. Students must turn in<br />
their paycheck stubs on a<br />
regular basis and complete<br />
the curriculum related to the<br />
job skills every week to qualify<br />
for earned credit.<br />
Credits are initially applied<br />
to the students vocational<br />
education requirements, if<br />
needed, an then applied<br />
toward the elective credit<br />
bin<br />
Get application and<br />
paperwork from the Career<br />
Center to apply. Students<br />
must have a 2.0 (or greater)<br />
G.P.A. and approval from the<br />
Guidance Counselor in order<br />
to enroll.<br />
Get paperwork from the<br />
Career Center to apply.<br />
Selection is subject to<br />
approval by the<br />
administration, counselors,<br />
faculty, and staff.<br />
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