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Family Centered Programs at Starkville School District

Family Centered Programs at Starkville School District. Jesse Santana PPS 6032. What is Family Centered Programs?. The Starkville School District established the Department of Family Centered Programs in 1994

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Family Centered Programs at Starkville School District

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  1. Family Centered ProgramsatStarkville School District Jesse Santana PPS 6032

  2. What is Family Centered Programs? • The Starkville School District established the Department of Family Centered Programs in 1994 • Effort to strengthen families of the students served by the District. Since its inception the Department has successfully reached thousands of families with a special emphasis on at-risk families through numerous school-based and community-wide programs for all age-groups.  • A strong emphasis is placed on using evidence-based practices and curricula in programs and services.  • Programming is primarily funded through federal, state, local and private foundation grants. In addition, Family Centered Programs has established strong linkages with community organizations in order to provide the services needed by these families.

  3. What is Family Centered Programs? • Family Centered Programs offer a variety of lifelong learning experiences • Designed to encourage and support strong, healthy families in Oktibbeha County. • Strong, healthy families create a thriving community. • Year-round comprehensive programs assist children, support parents, • And empower families to focus on the importance of family, school, and community working together.

  4. Location • Starkville, Mississippi • Population: 21,869 •  64.60% White, 30.02% African American, 0.15%Native American, 3.75% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population.

  5. Programs at FCP • Family & Community Programs • Emerson Family Resource Center • Building Strong Families • Adult Basic Education/GED • Emerson Preschool • Project Care

  6. Programs at FCP • K-12 • Reading to Succeed • Safe Schools/Healthy Students • Counseling Crusade • Project HELP • Extended Day/Pus

  7. What are These Programs? • Emerson Family Resource Center: • The Emerson Family Resource Center (EFRC) operates out of the Starkville School District's Emerson Family School.  The EFRC strengthens families in Oktibbeha County through parenting, enrichment, support, and referral services. EFRC also collaborates with other area organizations, agencies and groups through its Advisory Council to promote strong families throughout the community. 

  8. What are These Programs? • Building Strong Families: • Building Strong Families is a 3-year project to improve marriage and relationship skills and provide job and career advancement activities for area families. This project provides marriage education, enrichment, mentoring, and support services to promote healthy marriage relationships.  In addition, job and career advancement support is provided to targeted families to promote economic stability and self-sufficiency.

  9. What are These Programs? • Adult Basic Education/GED • Family Centered Programs provides year round adult classes at Emerson Family School and J. L. King Center.  These classes provide adult basic education, GED preparation, job readiness training, and English as a Second Language preparation.  Free childcare is provided for parents while they attend classes. For GED eligibility/registration/testing information click on links below.

  10. What are These Programs? • Emerson Preschool: • Classes provide an environment that encourages children to express themselves through language, art, movement, music, dramatic play, and social interaction.  There is also a strong emphasis on literacy skills for 3-5 year olds. • Project CARE: • Project that will provide child abuse and neglect prevention services for 175 Oktibbeha County families through a 2-tiered program focusing on parental educational and support services.

  11. What are These Programs? • Reading to Succeed: • Project that  will address the literacy needs of Starkville School District children, birth through 12th grade. • Safe Schools/Healthy Students: • The Starkville School District's Safe Schools Healthy Students Initiative is part of a nation-wide, unprecedented approach to create safe schools for America's youth, free from violence and substance use.

  12. What are These Programs? • Counseling Crusade: • Counseling Crusade Project is a recently funded 3-year project that will enhance social and emotional development for children enrolled in K-5 through additional counseling staff and implementation of evidence-based programming. • Project Help: • Project HELP provides assistance to children and youth who are homeless as defined by McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth to ensure they are enrolled in schools and achieve academic success.  Services include assistance with meeting school enrollment requirements, tutoring, and school supplies.

  13. What are These Programs? • Extended Day: • After school academic programs for students.

  14. What Does This Mean for Starkville? • Resources for students and families who need help with problems at home or at school. • Involves both students and parents. • Creates a sense of community.

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