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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.
Contact: Youth
Development Support Services Department
Telephone: (916) 643-7994
Fax: (916) 643-9469
E-mail:
valeriha@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:
Sacramento START (a partnership between SCUSD, the City of Sacramento
and the County of Sacramento serving the following elementary schools):
Abraham
Lincoln, A.M. Winn, Bear Flag, 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.
PASSage Program (a
partnership between SCUSD, the City of Sacramento and the Department
of Parks and Recreation serving the following middle schools):
Albert
Einstein Middle School, California Middle School, C.M. Goethe Middle
School, Fern Bacon Basic Middle School, John Still Center, Kit
Carson Middle School, Will C. Wood Middle School.
Program Eligibility: Students
at any of the schools currently served
Who should refer: Teachers,
administrators, students, parents
Program Contact: Youth
Development Support Services Department
Telephone : (916)
643-7994
Fax: (916) 643-6468
E-Mail:
valeriha@sac-city.k12.ca.us
Provides
support and interventions to meet the special needs of K-12 students
with school attendance problems. Child
Welfare and Attendance Liaisons are available to train and assist
school staff in each step of the state-mandated process dealing with
students with chronic attendance problems. School Attendance Review
Board (SARB) hearings are conducted by the Liaisons as the final step
of the process. As needed, additional referrals to community
resources are made at that time. Student outreach workers assigned to
schools (K-12) work closely with this office to conduct home visits,
follow up in the case of truancy and district attorney referrals,
attend SART (Student Attendance Review Team) meetings, SARB (Student
Attendance Review Board) and SST (Student Study Team) hearings.
Program Eligibility: All
truant students
Who should refer:
Administrators, Student Outreach Workers, Parent Advisors, teachers,
parents upon request to the school
Program Contact: Pat Green
Telephone: (916)
643-7946
Fax: (916) 643-7946
E-Mail:
greenp@sac-city.k12.ca.us
Provides
early, short-term intervention services to students who exhibit
high-risk behaviors. Services include student/family assessments,
support groups and skills development workshops for students and their
parents (life skills, decision-making, anger management, and substance
abuse prevention), and special events such as a Summer Youth
Leadership Conference
Program Eligibility: Eligible
students are those who have been referred by the School Attendance
Review Board, the Student Behavior and Placement Office, or the Mobile
Intervention Training Team. The MIT Team receives referrals from Middle
School principals who request early intervention before students have
been referred to SARB or Behavior Hearings. Students appropriate to
receive Student and Family Assistance Center services include: those
with poor school behavior and performance, high suspension rate,
delinquent behavior and/or signs of substance abuse; those living in
families with poor parental supervision and control; or where there is a
documented family history of domestic violence, child abuse, neglect or
other trauma.
Who Should Refer: See above
Program Contact: Leslie
Kendall
Telephone: (916)
643-9428
Fax: (916) 643-9403
E-Mail:
leslie-kendall@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 violence prevention curriculum,
"Smokeless School Days" intervention curriculum, "Discover: Skills
for Life" curriculum, and we are currently in the process of adopting
research-based high school curriculum. 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: Dr.
Charlesetta Stalling
Telephone: (916)
643-7990
Fax: (916) 643-9469
E-Mail:
stallinc@sac-city.k12.ca.us
Offers a
voluntary program for students. A facilitated eleven-week tobacco
cessation group is conducted on each high school campus. The results
of each completed session are given to the site administrator.
Program Eligibility: Students
who want to quit smoking.
Who should refer:
Administrators, teachers, staff, parents, students
Program Contact: Youth
Development Support Services Department
Telephone: (916)
643-7994
Fax: (916) 643-9469
E-Mail:
valeriha@sac-city.k12.ca.us.
Provides
needed support services for foster youth--utilizing tutors, academic
counselors, community liaisons and social workers. Whether it is an
elementary child having difficulty with reading, a middle school youth
having difficulty with social skills or a high school student
preparing for emancipation, Foster Youth Services matches the student
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. Foster youth are placed in a licensed foster
home (relative or non-relative) or a group home. In some cases,
parents may voluntarily arrange for their children to be placed in
out-of-home care.
RIGHTS OF FOSTER
YOUTH:
Foster youth should 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 contact last school of
enrollment to obtain needed information. Schools are strongly
encouraged to notify Foster Youth Services at this time so they can
provide appropriate support and assistance, including assistance with
the retrieval of records. As long as it supports the case plan for
the child, foster youth should be allowed to remain at their original
school if at all possible, at least until the end of the current
school year. Schools should communicate regularly with the
foster/kinship/group home provider as well as with the county
placement worker assigned to this foster child so they can make
decisions which support the safety and best interests of the child.
Program Eligibility: Foster youth
Who should
refer:
Administrators, teachers, staff, parents, students
Telephone:
(916) 643-9409
Fax:
(916) 643-9469
E-Mail:
primmy@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 are generally referred through their county social worker or
probation officer, but they may be referred by SCUSD administrators or
staff, foster parents, or may self-refer.
Program Contact:
Ellen Sorkin
Telephone:
(916) 643-9286
Fax:
(916) 643-9469
E-Mail:
ellen-sorkin@sac-city.k12.ca.us
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