Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School has instituted a cooperative employment program whereby students in Grade 12 will spend two (2) weeks in class and two (2) weeks in industry working in the occupation or trade they have been studying in school. Students are eligible to apply for the cooperative program in their senior year.

1. Students must volunteer to participate in the program must have written permission from their parent/guardian to do so. It is not mandatory for any senior to be in the program.
2. Students must have a grade of 65 in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Shop Related and Shop in order to be eligible to participate in the Co-op Program. Students who fail a course worth 2.5 credits, excluding Math or Related, will be eligible to participate in the Co-op Program but will be placed on an "in danger" list monitored by the Co-op Eligibility Committee. Students who fail courses totaling 5.0 credits, including ELA, Math or Related will be referred to the Co-op Eligibility Committee (CEC) for review AND be required to attend mandatory remediation sessions. If the student does not receive a favorable recommendation from the CEC and/or fails to attend remediation sessions, the student will be determined by "report card to report card notification".
3. Students will have character traits of 1, 2, or 3 for each Trimester to remain on Co-op.
4. Students are required to have earned a minimum of a 2.5 average in their Employability Skills Competencies as indicated on their Competency Based Vocational Education (CBVE) reporting document.
5. Students must have the approval of all their instructors, both academic and vocational, Guidance Counselor and the Administration to participate in the Co-op program
6. Students must not have violated the Attendance Policy of nine (9) days of absences in either academics and/or shop in their Junior year to be eligible to participate in the Co-op program in their Senior year.
7. Students must adhere to the attendance policy in their Senior year to continue participation in the Co-op program.
8. Students must have the 24-hour school insurance policy or a parent/guardian waiver of school insurance to participate in the co-op program. In addition, the employer must be covered by Workmen's Compensation in order for our students to work for the Co-op Company.
9. Students will be paid by the company which employs them at a rate established by the company policy. It will vary from company-to-company.
10. Students in the Co-op program will be supervised by a representative from Diman and will receive a shop grade for his/her report card from their immediate supervisor at their place of work.
11. Students must notify their employer AND Diman in the event they are to be absent from work. Diman's telephone number for absentee notification is 508-678-2891, extension 1270 or 1230.
12. Students will be employed a minimum of 32 ½ hours per week and can not work more than 9 hours per day or 48 hours per week.
13. Every attempt will be made to ensure that Diman students will not be exploited by the company in which they are employed.
14. Students with a grade of "I" (incomplete) for a Trimester grade will be referred to the Co-op Eligibility Committee for review until the grade of "I" has been resolved to a numerical grade.