Project Forward
Qualifications
Qualified students are students with significant intellectual disabilities who:
- Have a knowledge of their own learning style, strengths and weaknesses
- Have the ability to express their needs and advocate for themselves
- Have the skills and willingness to solve problems independently
- Demonstrate vocational motivation, have realistic vocational goals and the potential to work independently
- Have the ability to interact with peers, instructors and supervisors in a positive and constructive manner in the classroom, work and social settings
- Demonstrate effective time management, organizational skills and the ability to focus on the task-at-hand for 30+ minutes
- Have the ability to control behavior, manage emotions and recognize safety issues
- Are free from disruptive behavior and do not pose a substantial health and /or safety risk to themselves or others
- Demonstrate the ability to use good judgment, maintain professional behavior, and perform with minimal supervision in a community college and employment environment
Code of Conduct and Behavior Expectations
Students in the Project Forward program are expected to follow the College’s Code of Conduct policy in its entirety.
Project Forward students must be free from disruptive behavior and must not pose a substantial health and/or safety risk to themselves or others. Students must have the ability to control their behavior, manage emotions, and recognize safety issues. Students must demonstrate good judgment, have respectful communication with staff and peers, as well as perform with minimal supervision within the college environment.
Members of the college community have a responsibility to act in a manner that promotes the well-being, respect, safety and security of ALL members of that community. Conduct that disrupts, invades or demonstrates disrespect for those rights will not be tolerated. Individuals are responsible for their conduct and the consequences of all their actions.
All college procedures and expectations, as outlined in the college’s Student Code of Conduct handbook, apply to Project Forward students and are available online at www.capecod.studentlife.code-of-conduct. Project Forward students who violate the Code of Conduct will be held to the same consequences as all other students at the college.