California Department of Education
Taking Center Stage – Act II

Government agencies

 Many government agencies partner with schools to provide a variety of educational opportunities, including civic education opportunities for students and support for parent education.

Government partners include:

  • Law enforcement (police, fire, sheriff, and courts)
  • Social welfare agencies
  • Local libraries
  • Legislative offices
  • City and county government offices
  • Park and recreation agencies

Government partners can work with schools to strengthen academics, reduce truancy, and coordinate delivery of services for low-income families, including:

  • Transportation
  • Health services
  • Child rearing
  • Job counseling
  • Citizenship services

For example, schools may collaborate with community health or welfare offices and the local Highway Patrol to offer a health fair that coincides with parent or guardian conference days.

  • The Highway Patrol can check car seats for infant/toddler safety.
  • Community health clinics can do wellness checks or offer flu shots.
  • Interpreters can help immigrant parents or guardians with questions about services.
  • Local radio stations can provide live music.
  • Nearby employers can hold a job fair.
  • Area restaurants can donate snacks.

In the Spotlight

Aliso Viejo Middle School, Capistrano Unified School District
The local city council provides additional funds for the after-school homework club.

 

 

Parent Project is a partnership in Kern County that supports parents in working with their strong-willed and at-risk adolescents. The broad-based collaborative includes over 40 school districts, child and family serving agencies, Kern County's Probation, Sheriff's Department, the Department of Human Services, local non-profits, and faith-based groups and the juvenile courts. The Parent Project collaborative has nearly 300 people trained as Parent Project Facilitators. For more information, contact Daryl G. Thiesen, Prevention Programs Coordinator, Kern County Superintendent of Schools, School-Community Partnerships Department, 1300 17th Street - University Square 5th Floor, Bakersfield, CA  93301-4533; 661-636-4757 Fax: 661-636-4329.


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