Work Based Learning
Mrs. Theresa Bishop
WBL Coordinator
Phone Number:
706-376-5461 (ext. 72501)
Email: teresa.bishop@hart.k12.ga.us
Email: teresa.bishop@hart.k12.ga.us
Degrees and Certifications:
Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education from Piedmont College in Demorest GA.
Master of Education in School Counseling from The University of West Alabama
Business Education Certification and Work Based Learning Certification
Education Leadership Tier One Certification from The University of West Georgia
Mrs. Bishop is a wife to Jerry, a mother to Justin and Jonah, a mother-in-law to Danielle,
and a proud Lolli to River and Crew. She is a 1989 graduate of Madison County High School,
and a 1991 graduate of Athens Technical College (Surgical Technology). She obtained a
Bachelor’s Degree in 2010 from Piedmont College (B.A. Early Childhood Education), a
Master’s Degree in 2014 from The University of West Alabama (M.Ed. School Counseling),
and she is a 2020 graduate of The University of West Georgia where she earned her Tier
One in Educational Leadership. From 2010-2016 she was a 2 nd grade teacher at Hull-
Sanford Elementary School. From 2017-2020 she was the School Counselor at North Hart
Elementary School. From 2021-2023 worked with the school counselors in the district
providing guidance and mentorship at Hartwell Elementary and Hart County Middle School.
From 2023-Present Mrs. Bishop has been the Work Based Learning Coordinator at Hart
County High School. She truly loves her job and wants to help ensure that all her students
are striving toward their potential.
WBL Student and Parent Information
Please use the links on this page to view important information and videos about WBL at HCHS.
Work Based Learning in Our Community
Work-Based Learning (WBL) Programs are structured educational experiences that integrate classroom learning (school-based) with productive, structured work experiences (work-based), related to a student's career goal.
Key Components:
- School-based learning
- Work-based learning
- Connecting activities
- Work-Based Learning
- Provides paid or unpaid work experience
- Promotes a partnership between education and industry
- Integrates academic and technical instruction
Work-Based Learning provides an opportunity for juniors and seniors to start preparing for a career while still in high school. Individual programs of study in the freshman and sophomore years prepare students for a successful work-based learning experience.
Through Work-Based Learning, students are able to earn wages while learning from skilled professionals, increase career options and future employability, strengthen academic skills, experience the connection between education and real-life work skills, earn post-secondary credit while in high school and experience potential careers in the workplace.
Work-Based Learning enables employers to play an active role in shaping the quality of their future workforce. Through Work-Based Learning, employers are able to increase skill levels of potential workers, work with educators to develop curriculum based on industry standards, recruit and screen potential employers, reduce turnover of entry-level employees through the hiring of Work-Based Learning graduates and improve competitiveness in the marketplace.