The Bennington Banner reports that the Mount Anthony Union School Board unanimously approved $60,000 to be put toward the creation of a high school program aimed at helping at-risk teenagers stay in school. "The proposed program attempts to attract potential dropouts back to school by allowing them pursue career opportunities during the day and take classes in the early evening for a shorter, more intense period of time."

The concept for the program was approved in April. Since that time, "a 14-person committee, including representatives from industry, has met weekly to plan the program. Also, administrators are working to individualize the program to each student's needs.

The program will mostly put students in manufacturing jobs or other trades" and "will have strict guidelines." For example, "students will be required to wear uniforms and check in on a time-clock." Students will also have job coaches. Notably, "the district got the idea for the program a few years ago after visiting a similar program called, 'The Twilight Program,' at a high school in Hartford, Conn."

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