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Community & School
Collaboration (C&SC) was created in 1998 in response to the growing need for
assistance to families in our Orange County public schools. Since its beginning,
C&SC has worked with thousands of children and their families.
Our programs focus on prevention
measures for children at risk and their families. Beginning with children as
young as pre-school, we develop strong family involvement with the children and
their schools, and early identification of behavioral problems. Our goal is to
create a model program for children at risk.
Our Families And Schools
Together (FAST) programs are currently in place in Title 1 elementary schools.
We plan to serve three Title 1 schools within three years.
Title 1 Schools are defined as schools where at least 40 percent of the children
in the school attendance area are from low-income families or at least 40
percent of the student enrollment are from low-income families are eligible to
receive federal Title I funds. No Child Left Behind requires all districts and
schools receiving Title I funds to meet state "adequate yearly
progress" (AYP) goals for their total student populations and for specified
demographic subgroups. C&SC has received endorsement and support the last
year from a variety of sources including Orange County United Way, Orange County
Community Foundation, and Southern California Edison. CSC has also been awarded
state funding for its Early Learning Center through the Children and Families
Commission of Orange County.
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Mission
Statement
The
mission of Community & School Collaboration is to provide a program for
public school children at-risk and their families, that creates a healthy family
environment and promotes a child's learning and lifetime success.
Vision
Statement
Community
& School Collaboration is a vital on-campus solution for making positive
change in the lives of children at-risk in preschool through sixth grades
and is an inspiration for schools throughout Orange County.
C&SC
Goals for the Current School Year
Goal
1: Build parent-school communities to support
children and youth at risk:
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Continue
to support and maintain FAST programs in Title 1 schools in the Newport-Mesa
Unified School District.
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Strive
to serve one additional school a year until each school in the district is
served with a FAST program.
Goal
2: Replicate the model
by offering training, mentoring, materials and
support to other school districts in Orange County.
C&SC
Accomplishments
As
evidence by measured results, our FAST program has achieved desired objectives
of improving family functioning, social connectedness, self-efficacy, targeted
children's behavior, parental involvement with the school and parental knowledge
of community resources.
98%
Parent Program Satisfaction
77%
Improved Child Behavior
75%
Parent School Participation
78%
Improved ability to address risks of substance abuse
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