{"id":133588,"date":"2025-08-10T05:35:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T05:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/133588\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T05:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T05:35:42","slug":"dallas-isd-project-search-students-achieve-historic-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/133588\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas ISD Project SEARCH students achieve historic success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While history doesn\u2019t follow a set timeline, six students in Dallas ISD\u2019s 18+ transition program are proving that hard work, planning, and dedication are the keys to success.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.dallasisd.org\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7428-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignright wp-image-75322 size-medium lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7428-scaled-e1754585593318-275x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\"  data- style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 275px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 275\/300;\"\/><\/a>\u201cMy future goal is to become an EMT,\u201d Serenity H. said. \u201cI never understood the role of an EMT until Project SEARCH gave me the opportunity to increase my skills by working on two ICU floors. Without it, and the people who believed and supported me, none of this would be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through the completion of Project SEARCH, a global program that assists students and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities obtain entry-level roles, Serenity, along with Alicia A., Angel H., Antonio J., Nayalie R., and Jesus R. became the first cohort in the program\u2019s history to secure employment during their second round of training. <br \/>Beginning with a year-long internship at Baylor University Medical Center, Project SEARCH blends classroom-led instruction, career discovery, and hands-on experience through different departments of a job site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Students were assessed to determine which work environments best suited them. However, Yolanda Carter, vocational adjustment teacher at Multiple Careers Magnet Center, focused on one essential question: \u201cdo you want to work,\u201d emphasizing the importance of staying committed to both the job and themselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Carter structures each day with intention, emphasizing the value of routine in building lifelong skills and independence. From waking up and preparing for work to clocking out and getting home, students learn to manage every part of their day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once they leave the classroom, students head to their hospital assignments to work independently, gaining confidence and learning to grow through real-world experience, even on challenging days. Thanks to this approach, the cohort didn\u2019t just complete internships; they became valued employees, earning promotions and excelling in their roles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really proud of myself and the people who helped get me there. I want to let others know to always believe in themselves and have faith that anything is possible,\u201d Alicia said.<\/p>\n<p>Project SEARCH\u2019s historic success marks a milestone for Dallas ISD\u2019s commitment to empowering all students to achieve their career goals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt aligncenter wp-image-75323 size-large lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5796-scaled-e1754585566404-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"708\" height=\"511\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\"  data- style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 708px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 708\/511;\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While history doesn\u2019t follow a set timeline, six students in Dallas ISD\u2019s 18+ transition program are proving that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":133589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,1322,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-133588","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-featured","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115002849678700986","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}