JumpStart
SchoolTalkâs 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 February 28, 2023
- Have an IEP or 504 AND are RSA Pre-ETS eligible by March 11, 2023
- An RSA counselor or school-based staff submits a JumpStart referral by March 11, 2023
- Enrolled in high school through the end of the current school year
benefit from & interested in MBSYEP preparation & support - On the IEP certificate track