JumpStart
SchoolTalk’s JumpStart is a summer youth employment program for D.C. youth designed to provide individualized supports and skill-building opportunities to successfully complete and learn from their Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (MBSYEP) worksite placement experience
Read our JumpStart FAQs for Youth and Families!
JumpStart Program Eligibility
- Completed MBSYEP application by March 6th, 2024
- Have an IEP or 504 AND are RSA Pre-ETS eligible by March 23, 2024
- An RSA counselor or school-based staff submits a JumpStart referral by March 23, 2024
- Enrolled in high school through the end of the current school year
- benefit from & interested in MBSYEP preparation & support
- On the IEP certificate track
Upcoming Information Sessions
Learn more about JumpStart from SchoolTalk staff. Meet with your school’s RSA counselor to see how you can become eligible for RSA Pre-ETS. Submit your MBSYEP certification documents to DOES staff. Information sessions are in person at the DC Department on Disability Services at 250 E Street SW. Light refreshments provided. Bring your MBSYEP certification documents.
- February 6, 2024 – 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- February 21, 2024 – 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.