The Vocational Adjustment Class is an instructional arrangement/setting for providing special education and related services to a student who is placed on a job with a regularly scheduled direct involvement by special education personnel in the implementation of the student's IEP. This instructional arrangement/setting shall be used in conjunction with the student's IEP. This instructional arrangement/setting shall be used in conjunction with the student's individual transition plan and only after the school district's career and technology classes have been considered and determined inappropriate for the student.

The purpose of the vocational adjustment class is an instructional arrangement/setting that provides special education and related services through work-based learning activities and experiences. A student's IEP may be implemented through VAC when general education cannot meet the needs of the student and all other options have been determined to be inappropriate. Instruction is designed to allow students to develop the competencies and skills necessary to function successfully on the job and in the community.

The student is expected to attend school according to compulsory attendance requirements and local district attendance policies and procedures. The student is expected to comply with the attendance policies of their employer and regulations established by state and federal departments of labor. The student must have permission from the vocational adjustment coordinator to work on any day the student is absent from school. The VAC teacher is responsible for maintaining documentation of the student's daily attendance and participation in all classes according to district policies and procedures.

Grading policies of the school district will be followed. Grades will be based on a variety of factors including employer evaluations, vocational adjustment coordinator observation of the student on the job, student compliance with school rules, including VAC rules and guidelines, progress on IEP goals and objectives and attendance.

A student who loses a job must be provided with a full instructional day during the time he or she is without a job. A student may not stay at home during the time in which he or she was previously on the job.