After graduation, some Georgetown and Hutto ISD special education students go on to help operate a 1.5 million-square-foot resort and indoor water park in Round Rock.

The districts’ Project SEARCH program, located at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions , offers job training and work experience for young adults with disabilities. Additionally, the program raises awareness and acceptance around disabilities in the community, GISD instructor Kraven Rowry and HISD skills trainer Kristian Davis said.

“They are capable, and they will be successful,” Davis said about Project SEARCH interns at Kalahari.

How it works

The interns work alongside Kalahari staff in the retail, food and beverage, maintenance, housekeeping and laundry departments. The program is open to young adults from age 18 to

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