NCSE is an initiative
of the Partnership
for Families & Children.
www.pffac.org
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Truancy to college campaige: Youth Building Success
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| Contacts (1): |
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| Ronald Russell *Primary Contact* |
ronjrussell54@yahoo.com |
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Date Entered: |
04/03/2012 |
| City or Cities: |
Hempstead |
State(s): |
TX |
| Website: |
truancytocollege.com |
Year of Inception: |
2010
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Geographic Area Covered:
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| Host Agency Name: |
youth building success enhancement |
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Host Agency Type:
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Court
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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, Hispanic, White |
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Target Grade:
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6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade |
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Target Income:
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Low-income (less than $25, 000) |
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Target Language:
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English, Spanish |
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Target Family Focus:
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Student only |
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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, Court-based truancy professionals
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| Description: |
Youth Building Success Enhancement a 501-c-3 is estabblished in Waller County Texas a rural area with high truancy rate. we establish a contract on parent and student we have strategies and methods to motivate and encourage them to return to school,we teach STEM (Science, technology,Engineering and Math when the contract is finish there is know fine on the family we encourage STEM
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| How Program is Funded: |
Need Funding |
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Evidence of Effectiveness:
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Internal evaluation in progress, External evaluation in progress
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How do you know your program is effective: Know Dropouts in 2years
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What has not worked in the program any why: funding in rural american
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