• FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AGENDA HOME
• CURRENT AND RECENT INITIATIVES
• The Jacksonville
Pre-Collegiate
Connections: College
Reach-Out Program
• Family Engagement
and Early Learning
Community
• Family Get-Together:
Literacy Through the Arts
• CONTACT INFORMATION
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UNF/FIE Pre-Collegiate Connections College Reach-Out Program is an academically focused after-school program designed to impact participants by enriching their academic experiences, leading them to an understanding of the relationship of education, career opportunities, and desired lifestyles, and motivating their interest in post-secondary education opportunities. One component of the program involves the families of participating students. Goals for the Family Component are: |
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Program Goals
- Engage families in supporting their children’s academic achievement.
- Build social networks among families of Jacksonville Pre-Collegiate Connection students.
- Increase families’ understanding of the importance of post-secondary education and the role middle school plays.
- Help families learn how to support their children’s learning at home.
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Program Description
Families are invited to:
- attend Family Get-Togethers,
- accompany their children on college tours and academically-oriented Saturday Excursions,
- attend end-of-the-year celebrations,
- create productive home learning environments for their children.
- Participation in the family events will introduce the academic program to the families so they will understand how program activities will strengthen their child’s academic preparation, foster higher levels of learning, and motivate interest in post-secondary education.
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Outcomes
2007-2008 First Year of Implementation
- Program established at two middle schools
- Paxon Middle School: 87 Pre-Collegiate Scholars enrolled.
- Eugene Butler Middle School: 39 Pre-Collegiate Scholars enrolled.
- Partnership formed with the Community in Schools Team-Up Program also working with Paxon and Eugene Butler middle school student
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