NCSE is an initiative
of the Partnership
for Families & Children.
www.pffac.org
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Check and Connect
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| Contacts (1): |
Add a new Contact to This Program |
| John Cameron *Primary Contact* |
j42cameron@aol.com |
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Date Entered: |
10/02/2008 |
| City or Cities: |
Great Falls |
State(s): |
MT |
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Year of Inception: |
2006
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Geographic Area Covered:
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School(s) |
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Great Falls Public School |
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Host Agency Type:
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School
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Target Gender:
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Male, Female |
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Target Race/Ethnicity:
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African American, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, White |
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Target Grade:
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7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade |
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Target Income:
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Target Language:
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English |
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Target Family Focus:
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Family-wide |
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Target Disciplinary Issues:
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Suspended youth, Expelled youth, Youth with juvenile justice involvement |
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Other Characteristics:
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Youth overage for grade, Youth of age for grade but below grade level, School-based truancy professionals, Law-enforcement truancy professionals
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| Description: |
Liason between the schools and hard to reach families. 24-7 job trying to keep kids from dropping out. I am a retired Police Detective and most kids/families I work with are a product of the Criminal Justice System
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| How Program is Funded: |
Funded by a Federal grant thru Check and Connect |
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Evidence of Effectiveness:
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External evaluation in progress
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How do you know your program is effective: Monitoring grades, attendence and the kids involvement in the criminal justice system. Maybe I will know in about 4 years when the first batch of kids I mentored graduate. The most effective part of this program is the listening of the kids problems and communication with staff as to the personal problems goin gon ion a childs life.
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What has not worked in the program any why: Constant preaching by teachers and others that feel they can make kids be just like them.
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