“Maryland One-Stop Career Centers:
Not Only for Adults”
Marsha Brown, Transition Facilitator, Baltimore County Public Schools
Sara Muempfer, Project Manager, MD Dept of Labor, Licensing & Regulation,
Division of Workforce Development & Adult Learning
Joyce Serio, Transition Team Leader, Baltimore County Public Schools
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”
“Maryland One-Stop Career Centers: Not Only for Adults”
Primary Partners:
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”
“Maryland One-Stop Career Centers: Not Only for Adults”
Baltimore County Public Schools
“No Spare Marylander” Workshop Pilot
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”
“Maryland One-Stop Career Centers: Not Only for Adults”
Baltimore County Public Schools
“No Spare Marylander” Workshop Pilot
WHY NO SPARE MARYLANDER?
 Successful model with adults
 Replication with transitioning youth
 Research suggests:
 Early exposure/experience to employment impacts
positive post-school employment outcomes
 Decreases numbers of youth exiting school onto public
benefits
 Increases SPP Indicators 1, 2, 13, 14
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”
“Maryland One-Stop Career Centers: Not Only for Adults”
Baltimore County Public Schools
“No Spare Marylander” Workshop Pilot
WHERE IS NO SPARE MARYLANDER?
 Available to anyone in the state of Maryland
Opportunities available to any/all LEAs for transitioning
youth
Full day, part of a day
For students and parents
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”
“Maryland One-Stop Career Centers: Not Only for Adults”
Baltimore County Public Schools
“No Spare Marylander” Workshop Pilot
WHO IS NO SPARE MARYLANDER FOR?
 Transitioning Youth
 Grades 11th and 12th
 Parents
 Transition Activity for “bag of tricks”
 Reaches a larger audience in short amount of time
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”
“Maryland One-Stop Career Centers: Not Only for Adults”
Baltimore County Public Schools
“No Spare Marylander” Workshop Pilot
BENEFITS OF NO SPARE MARYLANDER
 Concise presentation
 Reaches large groups (maximum of 25)
 Program is engaging
 Controlled environment/captive audience
 Employers and Graduates present to students
 Collaborative effort between agencies
 Provide direct linkages
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”
“Maryland One-Stop Career Centers: Not Only for Adults”
Baltimore County Public Schools
“No Spare Marylander” Workshop Pilot
 Program Development
 Sample Agendas
 Lessons Learned
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”
“Maryland One-Stop Career Centers: Not Only for Adults”
Examples of Other One-Stop Partnerships:
 Community Service Provider Open House Events
 Guidelines to Using One-Stop Career Centers
 Suggested Activities for Success
 Employer Outreach- Business Services Teams
 Harford County Commission on Disabilities Employment
Committee- MWE VOS training
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”
“Maryland One-Stop Career Centers: Not Only for Adults”
Welcome to the Maryland Workforce Exchange Virtual One-Stop System (MWE VOS)
www.mwejobs.com
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”
“Maryland One-Stop Career Centers: Not Only for Adults”
Questions and Answers
• Marsha Brown, Transition Facilitator, Baltimore County Public
Schools, mbrown@bcps.org, 410-887-0189
• Sara Muempfer, Project Manager, MD Dept of Labor,
Licensing & Regulation, Division of Workforce Development &
Adult Learning, smuempfer@dllr.state.md.us, 443-248-3583
• Joyce Serio, Transition Team Leader, Baltimore County Public
Schools, eserio@bcps.org, 410-887-7159
Maryland Transition Conference: “Mapping Futures”