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The Pupil Services Department provides
courteous and supportive assistance to students, parents, and school personnel
that promote student achievement and facilitate personal growth.
Assistance is available in the areas of attendance, social work, family
literacy, homeless education and service-learning.
Homeless Education In December of 2001, Congress made stronger a law giving children and youth in homeless situation the right to go to school, no matter where they live. The law is called the McKinney-Vento Act, and it gives children and youth in homeless situation the right to:
The McKinney-Vento Act is a federal law, passed in 1987 to help people experiencing homelessness. Part of the law protects the rights of children and youth who are homeless to go to school. The law says that a child or youth without a fixed, regular and adequate residence is homeless. It does not matter how long the child or youth has been without a home. It also does not matter if the child or youth is living with a parent or is separated from parents. Under the Act, students are homeless if they are:
Migrant children, pre-school children, and youth on their own are covered if they fit into one of these categories. Runaway youth can be considered homeless even if their families want them to come home. Students who live in any public or private place that is not supposed to be a regular residence is covered. For more information or questions concerning homelessness, please contact the district’s Homeless Liaison, Rosemary P. Choice at (803) 625-5255. FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM Purpose The Early Childhood Development and Academic Assistance Act (Act 135) requires that funds generated be used to provide family literacy programs with the overall purpose of supporting parents/guardians of children ages 0-5 years in their role as the principal teachers of their preschool children. Programs must be designed to serve children, parents (or guardians), and parents and children together as a family unit. School districts must provide comprehensive family literacy programs that address intergenerational cycles of poverty through adult education, early childhood and parenting education. Goal
The goal of family literacy is to help
break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational
opportunities of the state’s low-income families by integrating early childhood
education, adult literacy or adult basic education, and parenting education
into a unified family literacy program. SOCIAL WORK Social work services are provided to assist students and families who are experiencing problems that interfere with academic achievement.
Rosemary P. Choice
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Pupil Services Contact Info
Rosemary P. Choice Pupil Services Coordinator (803) 625-5255 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Syneke DeVore Secretary (803) 625-5256 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |




