Jefferson County Schools:  Family Resource Center

2005-2006 End-of-Year Report

In-School Network

Total # of Referrals received by FRC                                                                      3061

Attendance Referrals:

• Referral at 5 days unexcused                                                                                1015
• Referral at 10 days unexcused                                                                                164
• Referral for Tardies/ Leaving School Early                                                              205
• Referral to Truancy Review Board                                                                          99
• Referral to Juvenile Court                                                                                        25
• Contacts made through Intervention Strategies                                                     2753

* Intervention Strategies (phone calls, letters, home visits) begin once a child has missed    5 unexcused days and continue as long as there is an attendance issue. Intervention strategies offered by the FRC helped to prevent 88% of attendance referrals from going to Truancy Review Board or Court.

Pre-School Services:

Total # of Pre-School Referrals                                                                                580                                           

Developmental Screenings

• Total number of children screened                                                                     577       
• Referral for vision services                                                                                  29           
• Referral for Developmental services                                                                    28         
• Referral for speech services                                                                                38 
• Referral for Preschool Program                                                                         153        

* All children identified for Early Intervention are tracked and assessed for developmental progress. (Tracking includes:  re-screen, phone call, letter and/or visit)

*  288 of the 425 entering Kindergarten Fall 2006 report having a preschool experience (including  Preschool, Head Start, or daycare) prior to entering Kindergarten.

Parenting Program: Toddlers Learning Corner (Parenting support group for parents of children birth to age 3)

• Total number of families served                                                                           34
• Total number of children served                                                                          30

Preschool in a Bag: (Quarterly mail-out for parents of children ages 3-5, to help parents prepare children for Kindergarten)

• Total number of children served                                                                          88

Community/Agency Networking:

Total # of Referrals                                                                                                  

(received from community and agency)

• Christmas in Jefferson County Food Baskets Referrals                                      738
• Christmas in Jefferson County Toy Referrals                                                      872

• Caring for Kids Dispersants                                                                              $500

* Money donated by school personnel, which is coordinated and distributed by the Family Resource Center to needy families

• Interagency Council Meetings                                                                            

*Group meetings (held 8 times a year) involving social service agencies

• Number of agencies involved in networking/ interagency meetings                        67

Public Advocacy Opportunities:

*The following are councils served by Family Resource Center staff

Family Resource Center Directors currently serve on various boards and councils:

• Youth Council
• Health Council
• Foster Care Review Board
• Child Abuse Review Team (CART)
• Chamber of Commerce Sharing Christmas
• Jefferson County Library Board
• Douglas Cherokee Head Start

Publications:

·        “Parent Connection” Newsletter (mailed 2 times a year to parents of children birth to age 5)

·        Tips for Parents (news article for relating to school topic)

·        Interagency Summary (e-mailed monthly)

·        Social Service Directory (updated)

Demographics

Age Range     Male White    Female White       Male Minority     Female Minority     TOTAL

0-3                         31                   33                          2                            1                                 67

4-5                        216                 203                        10                          14                               443

6-10                      474                488                        15                          20                               997

11-13                    123                  87                          3                             4                                217

14-18                      31                   31                          1                            0                                 243

19+                          14                   189                       1                            2                                 206

TOTAL                889                 1031                       32                          41                              2173