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Whiteside County Family Literacy Partnership - The mission of the Whiteside County Parenting Project is to offer an umbrella of parent education support services, which meet the varied needs of families throughout Whiteside County. The primary goal of these programs is to support families in nurturing their children in order to ensure their future success in school and the community.
Prevention Initiative - This program is an integral partner in the Learning Together Family Literacy Program, an intensive, daily, site-based family literacy program serving parents in need of Adult Basic Education and their young children ages 6 weeks to 3 years. Each daily class includes parent education, parent/child literacy interaction, parent/child activities, early childhood education, and adult education.

The Whiteside County Literacy Leadership Coordination Project - The primary function of the Literacy Leadership Coordination Project is the coordination of family literacy programming in Whiteside County through the Whiteside Regional Office of Education. Coordination activities include case management services, planning activities for joint programming with collaborating partners, coordinating services to provide all components of family literacy for each enrolled family, arranging and monitoring daily transportation, and collaborating with partners for program development.

Secretary of State Family Literacy - The Secretary of State Family Literacy Grant provides supporting funds for Class Familiar/Family Class.  The Whiteside Regional Office of Education, Head Start, Early Bird Pre-Kindergarten Program and Sterling Public Library are partners on this project.

Even Start Program - The Whiteside Regional Office of Education and Head Start work together as partners to provide two Even Start Family Literacy Programs - "Clase Familiar/Family Class" and "Learning Together Class."
Whiteside County Prevention Initiatives - The goal of the Whiteside Regional Office of Education has been to find grant programs that help parents be better parents, get children ready to learn by the time they get to kindergarten, and to keep students from dropping out of school.
Parents As Teachers - The project is part of a statewide effort to help parents develop the skill and confidence they need to encourage and foster their children's healthy development, thereby enhancing their children's ability to function well on school entry.

Jump Start - Learning Partners Pre-kindergarten Program - Jump Start is funded by Illinois State Board of Education Early Childhood Block Grant.  The purpose of the grant is to establish pre-kindergarten programs that would serve children ages 3-5 years of age.

Truants' Alternative Program - The Whiteside County Truants’ Alternative Program assists all schools in Whiteside County by providing services to reduce school absenteeism and truancy.

Education Outreach Program - Education Outreach is a dropout retrieval program designed to aid young adults between the ages of 17 - 21 obtain their GED and gain work-readiness skills.  The program is funded through a grant from the Northwest Illinois Workforce Investment Board.

Center For Change - The Regional Center for Change opened in September, 1997 to provide a highly structured program for students in grades 6-7-8-9 who are eligible for suspension or expulsion from their local schools due to acts of violence, chronically disruptive behavior, or possession of weapons, drugs, or alcohol on school property. Students are placed in the program through an administrative transfer process from their local school district. The funding for this grant program is received through an application process and is the result of the Illinois' Safe Schools Act of 1995.

Parent Based Instruction - The manual is provided as a guide to assist teachers in the development of a series of activities that will help parents become better acquainted with the educational process of their children. All children need help from their parents to succeed in school. As teachers, we have a responsibility to make sure that parents are given the opportunity to be a part of their children's education.

McKinney-Vento Homeless Program - This program assists Whiteside County school districts in identifying homeless students and providing families with assistance to meet educational needs. This is a sub-grant funded program.

The Whiteside ROE works to ensure that every school district has a registered homeless liaison that is trained on the rights of homeless students. Professional development is provided to liaisons, school districts, and community agencies to increase awareness of homeless education. Coordinating services with local liaisons can be very effective. Among the benefits reported by state coordinators in a 2005 education survey, there was an increase of identification of homeless children, increase of service provision for homeless children, better coordination among school district programs and local agencies, increased awareness of homeless issues, and more effective communication between state and local agencies. The ROE makes every effort to assist with removal of barriers for school success and advocates for the rights of homeless students. Other services that are provided include purchasing school supplies, assistance with tutoring and after school programs, health referral services, student record requirements, and parent education.

For additional information and forms to access services for homeless see the ISBE website at http://www.isbe.net/homeless/default.htm

Contact Information:

Stephanie Youngmark, Homeless Coordinator







 



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