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McNairy County Schools. McNairy County, Tennessee. Building the Future, One Child at a Time. A Rural School System. Presentation for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee January 16, 2007.
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McNairy County Schools McNairy County, Tennessee Building the Future, One Child at a Time A Rural School System Presentation for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee January 16, 2007
COUNTY PROFILE Population 25,285 Per Capita Income $19,393 Median Household Income $30,154 Students 3,997 53.6% Ethnicity 87.05% White 11.78% African-American1.17% Hispanic Economically Disadvantaged
FUNDING STREAM FEDERAL SOURCESSafe and Drug-Free Schools – Title IV 2005 $25,722 2006 $26,263 2007 $20,315 21ST Century Community Learning Centers Grant Federal Grant 2001-2004 $840,716 State Flow-Through 2004-2007 $540,000 Title VI 2006 $133,311 2007 $123,530 Youth Violence & Drug Prevention Grant State Flow-Through 2004-05 $ 71,672 2005-06 $ 71,672 2006-07 $ 57,297 Learn and Serve Grants Safe Kids 2006-07 $ 6,500 KAMEL Club 2006-07 $ 10,000 LAB GRANT 2004-06 $170,000 2006-07 $133,000
PREVENTION & INTERVENTION Programs and Activities McNairy County Drug Alliance Character Counts Aspire and Jr. Teen Board Life Skills DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) LAB (Learning Alternative Behaviors) SAP (Student Assistance Program) Project ENRICH (Expanding Neighborhood Resources by Involving Community Hands) Project Graduation Project Safe Kids KAMEL Club (Kids Against Meth Ending Lives)
STATISTICSStudent Assistance Program (SAP) 2005-2006: 160 served
STATISTICSStudent Assistance Program (SAP) Aug.-Dec. 2006: 141 referred REFUSED SERVICES NEW REFERRAL SUCCESS
STATISTICS Disciplinary Hearing Authority (DHA) 2005-06 2006-07 Substance Abuse 13 8 Unmodified Behavior 11 1 Assault/Harassment 21 4 Theft/Vandalism 8 0 Possession of Weapon 6 1 LAB 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 16 17 11 YTD
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GRADUATION RATE 90%
COMMUNITY NEEDS Juvenile Justice Software Juvenile Detention Center Increased Parental Involvement at Prevention Level Required Parental Involvement at Intervention Level
FUNDING NEEDS Continued funding Specialized funding
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND “All bad behavior is not the same.”Carol Ann Woods
Elizabeth RedmonFederal Projects Director redmone@k12tn.net 731-645-4191 731-646-2577 2007 McNairy County Schools Public Relations Office