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Program Content
Length of Program
Intake Process
Program Advertisement
Parent Involvement
After-Care
Solution: Develop one solid curriculum for each age group within the program
Benefits: Students will learn better with reinforcement of the material throughout the month and will not get bored with the content, staff will be able to easily prepare for each week’s lessons
Program Content
Solution: Use Character Counts and Social-Emotional Learning as the foundation for our program
Benefits: We will be able to reach children before they develop negative behaviors and will focus on the prevention rather than treatment of behaviors
Program Content
Solution: Create a new class for students ages 5 and 6 (or kindergartners and first graders) called “PACE Jr.” that runs twice a week from 3:30-6:00 pm
Benefits: Parents will be more likely to enroll their younger children and we will maximize the number of children we reach per year
Program Content
Solution: Shorten the length of the program to 6 months
Benefits: Higher success/graduation rates, improved parent buy-in
Program Length
Solution: Add a screening step to our intake process to help parents place their child in the appropriate program
Benefits: Children will be placed where they fit best and our graduation rates may improve
We will always help parents find the best program for their family! Intake
Process
Solution: Provide parents with a parent orientation packet during the intake that includes FAQs, tips and ideas for getting the most out of their ACE/PACE experience
Benefits: Students will not miss out on valuable learning opportunities and our graduation/success rates may improve
Intake Process
Solution 1: Visit schools during in-service days to give a presentation to teachers, counselors, and administrators about our program
Solution 2: Offer our services as guest speakers and run fun sample programs at the schools to get kids excited about our program
Cont’d on next slide Program Advertisement
Solution 3: Distribute new flyers and brochures about our program throughout the community, including in offices of pediatricians, counselors, etc. throughout the community
Benefits: Increased enrollment in our program, the community will better understand our program and its goals
Program Advertisement
Solution: Provide a 30-minute parent class once a month that introduces what we will be working on with their children that month
Benefits: Parents will be empowered to reinforce positive changes at home which will lead to greater success for our students
Parent Involvement
Solution: Allow graduating students to return for a month to “refresh” their knowledge of a particular subject
Benefits: We can be a powerful support system for parents once their child graduates and continue to keep our former students on the right track
After-Care
Present our program in a more professional and positive light within the community
Improve success rates with our students and increase our graduation rates
Allow us to increase the number of children we reach each year
Strengthen our relationships with families, thus giving our program more power through “word of mouth”
Thank you for your time!