Plumbing Apprenticeship Articulation Agreement

Between

Secondary Schools: Sugar River Valley RTC-Claremont, Claremont, NH J. Oliva Huot Technical Center, Laconia, NH Manchester School of Technology, Manchester, NH

Secondary Program: Plumbing and Heating

And

Postsecondary Schools: NH Department of Education Sponsored Evening Apprentice Programs at: Keene High School, Keene Laconia High School, Laconia Littleton High School, Littleton Manchester School of Technology, Manchester Spaulding High School, Rochester

Postsecondary Program: Plumbing Apprenticeship

Effective Dates

From: June 2004 To: June 2009

1 General Expectations

Postsecondary Program Responsibilities:

 Provide staff to assist with student/parent orientation.  Offer the opportunity for student visits to the evening Plumbing Apprentice Program.

Secondary School Responsibilities:

 Provide a program that integrates academic and vocational-technical education.  Expose students to career options and the opportunity available for articulation with the Postsecondary Plumbing Apprenticeship Program.  Provide counseling for students and parents interested in postsecondary education.  Coordinate with Postsecondary Apprenticeship Program faculty to review curriculum.  Sponsor activities with the Postsecondary Apprenticeship Program when possible.

Student Responsibilities:

 Successfully complete the two year (4 semester) secondary program  Maintain no less than a 2.0 average in the plumbing course work.  Provide a copy of the high school transcript or a letter of recommendation from the high school instructor when registering for the Postsecondary Apprenticeship Program.

Terms and Conditions:

 After graduating from High School, a student will be able to apply for admission to the evening Plumbing Apprentice Program.

 Students enrolled in the high school Plumbing & Heating Program will receive credit for one year or 144 hours of related instruction credit if/when the following criteria is met:

a. A review of the high school transcript or a letter of recommendation from the secondary school instructor indicating attainment of skills and standards comparable to post-secondary courses;

b. An attendance record that meets the secondary school’s requirements; and

c. A grade point average of 2.0 or higher in the plumbing course work.

2 High School

Names and Sequence of Courses:

1. Plumbing I 2. Plumbing II These two courses must cover all of the Core Competencies and Standards approved for the State of New Hampshire Secondary Plumbing & Heating Programs in 2003 and amended since then.

Sequence of Instruction

Names and Sequence of Courses: Courses eligible for transfer credit.

First Year Fall Semester Spring Semester 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

3 Signatures

______NH Department of Education Sugar River Valley RTC –Claremont, Apprenticeship Consultant Claremont, NH Marie B. Morgan Vocational Director Jill Edson

______J.Oliva Huot Technical Center Manchester School of Technology Laconia, High School, Laconia, NH Manchester, NH Vocational Director Vocational Director Scott Davis James Stopa

Dated this ______day of ______2004.

This agreement is in effect until June 2009, after which time it will be reviewed. Any major changes in either school’s curriculum will call for review and update of this agreement.

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