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Youth Development
Support Services Department
Provides support
to teachers and school site administrators in creating an environment
conducive to the achievement of academic, as well as social-emotional,
success for all students. Services are based upon the philosophy of
building resiliency to assure that students successfully adapt in the
face of adversity and develop social, academic, and vocational
competence.
Director: Richard Markwell
Telephone: (916) 643-7994
Fax: (916) 643-9469
E-mail:
richarma@sac-city.k12.ca.us
Supports and
enhances school day learning objectives. In collaboration with the
City of Sacramento and other community partners, we offer quality after
school programs that provide a safe, engaging environment to motivate
and inspire students' learning. The office plans, organizes and
coordinates with sites to improve students' academic competence,
particularly in the areas of reading and math. Strategies include
one-to-one and small group tutoring, homework assistance, and a
variety of enrichment and recreation activities.
Funded program sites are:
Funded program sites are:
Sacramento START (a partnership between SCUSD, the City of
Sacramento, the California Department of Education and five other school
districts--Del Paso Heights, Elk Grove, Natomas, North Sacramento, and
Rio Linda serving the following SCUSD elementary schools):
Abraham Lincoln, A.M. Winn, Bret Harte, Caesar Chavez, C.B. Wire,
Earl Warren , Edward Kemble, Elder Creek, Ethel Phillips, Freeport,
Fruit Ridge, Father Keith B. Kenny, H.W. Harkness, Jedediah Smith, Mark
Hopkins, Parkway, Peter Burnett, Susan B. Anthony, Tahoe, Washington,
William Land, Woodbine,Ethel I. Baker, and Oak Ridge.
PASSage Program (a partnership between SCUSD, the City of
Sacramento's Department of Parks and Recreation, and Sacramento Chinese
Community Service Center, Inc. serving the following middle schools):
Albert Einstein Middle School, California Middle School, C.M.
Goethe Middle School, John Still Center, Kit Carson Middle School, Fern
Bacon Middle School, and Will C. Wood Middle School.
21st
Century
Community Learning Center, a federally funded collaborative designed to
establish neighborhood learning centers to prompt student achievement
and safety at the following school sites:
Pacific Elementary, Maple Elementary, E.I. Baker Elementary,
Nicholas Elementary, and
Luther
Burbank High School.
Collaborative partners include the Sacramento City Unified School
District, Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center, Inc., The City of
Sacramento Parks & Recreation, local Community Based-Organizations (CBOs)
and businesses.
Program Eligibility: Students at any of the schools currently
served
Who should refer: Teachers, administrators, students, parents
Program Contact: Joe Hudson, Coordinator
Telephone : (916) 643-9235
Fax: (916) 643-9469
E-Mail: hudsonj@sac-city.k12.ca.us
Provides schools
with technical assistance in implementing prevention, intervention and
youth development programs. We can provide schools with training in
"Second Step," a K-9th grade violence prevention
curriculum, "Project ALERT" a middle school prevention/intervention
curriculum, "Project Toward No Drug Abuse" (Project TND) a high school
prevention/intervention curriculum, and “Reconnecting Youth” a high
school intervention program targeted for students at-risk of dropping
out of school. This office coordinates the California Healthy Kids
Survey to measure our district's progress toward reducing drug-use and
promoting safety at school.
Program Eligibility:
All schools
Who should refer:
Adminstrators, teachers, staff and students
Program Contact:
Manpreet Kaur
Telephone: (916) 643-9262
Fax: (916) 643-9469
E-Mail:
Manpreet-Kaur@sac-city.k12.ca.us
We are currently in
the process of adopting research-based high school curriculum that
will provide tobacco cessation group on each high school campus.
Program Eligibility:
Students who want to quit smoking.
Who should refer:
Administrators, teachers, staff, parents, students
Program Contact:
Mylsia Jenkins
Telephone: (916) 643-7944
Fax: (916) 643-9469
E-Mail:
Mylsia-Jenkins@sac-city.k12.ca.us
Provides needed support services for foster youth, including:
Tutoring Program - Provides tutors for one-on-one tutoring,
currently serving elementary age students. Counseling –
Provides academic & social/emotional counseling for middle/high school
students. Friendship Club – Research based prevention program
for middle school foster youth & their friends. ILP –
Independent Living Program (for more information see below.)
Clerical Assistance - can help with collecting educational and
health records.
Foster Youth Services serves district schools and youth by matching
foster students with the specific social, emotional and academic
support services needed for success.
DEFINITION OF FOSTER YOUTH: Foster youth are children who have
been removed from the care and custody of the biological parent/s by
the Juvenile Court and placed in an out-of-home living situation.
Foster youth are primarily removed from their home because of
abuse/neglect by the parent. Youth may also be placed in an
out-of-home placement because of delinquency and the parent's
inability to control the delinquent's behavior. In some cases,
parents may voluntarily arrange for their children to be placed in
out-of-home care. Foster youth may be placed in a licensed foster
home (relative or non-relative) or a group home.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT:
Per AB 490, foster youth have the right to be immediately enrolled in
school even if they lack the documentation normally required at
enrollment, such as immunizations or immunization records, birth
certificates, proof of residency, transcripts, etc. The child's
“placement agreement” may be used as proof of residency. Schools
should notify Foster Youth Services at the time of enrollment so they
can provide appropriate support and assistance, including assistance
with the retrieval of records. At the initial detention or placement,
or any subsequent change in placement, the foster youth has the right
to remain in his or her school of origin for the duration of the
school year. If a dispute arises, the child has the right to remain
in the school of origin until the dispute is resolved. Schools should
communicate regularly with the Foster Youth Services Office so
appropriate decisions and recommendations can be made which support
the safety and best interests of the child. Communication with the
foster/kinship/group home provider as well as with the county
placement worker assigned to this foster child is strongly
recommended.
Program Eligibility:
Foster youth
Who should refer: Administrators, teachers, staff, parents,
students
Program Contact:
Stacey Bell
Telephone: (916) 643-7991
Fax: (916) 643-9469
E-Mail:
Stacey-Bell@sac-city.k12.ca.us
Provides
emancipation services for 16-18 year old foster youth. The
Independent Living Program provides an opportunity for youth to take a
life skills class earning five credits in the area of consumer
economics. Participants will meet with an ILP caseworker on a
frequent basis to focus on life skills, educational and career plans,
employment and housing upon emancipation.
Program Eligibility:
Youth who have been in the foster care system at least one day
following their 16th birthday
Who should refer:
Students must be referred by their county social worker or probation
officer. SCUSD Foster Youth Services staff can help facilitate
referral. Call for more information.
Program Contact:
Ellen Sorkin
Telephone: (916) 643-9286
Fax: (916) 643-9469
E-Mail:
ellen-sorkin@sac-city.k12.ca.us
The Navigators Mentor Program enhances resiliency and develops assets
among our students by
providing mentors who empower each child to thrive
academically, socially and emotionally as they navigate the
6th through 8th grades.
Navigators Mentor Program
Program Eligibility:
6th -8th grade
Who should refer:
Administrators, teachers, staff, students, parents
Program Contact:
Sonja Stires
Telephone:
(916) 643-7990
E-Mail:
sonja.stires@sac-city.k12.ca.us
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Safe Schools Office
Provides
assistance in developing Comprehensive School Plans, monitors Crime
reports relating to school incidents and monitors suspensions.
Safe Schools
Office webpages
Program Eligibility:
All schools within SCUSD.
Program Contact:
Richard Markwell
Telephone:
(916) 643-9152
Fax:
(916) 643-9470
E-Mail:
richarma@sac-city.k12.ca.us
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