At the start of the school year, some families needed help getting their child registered for school. Others needed help getting the required school health physicals. We partnered with our local health clinic to get these done. Now that the weather is getting colder, we find children with inadequate clothing. We are in the midst of a community drive with several area churches and community businesses to get hats and scarves and mittens for these children.
Families have concerns about their teenagers doing well in and outside of school.
We serve the families of some 4,500 elementary students in our district. I don't believe our community is very different from most others in that many of our families are having a hard time and have serious life issues that must be addressed. We must respond to needs that go beyond parenting and education because they clearly impact our children. Some of our families want to finish school to prepare themselves for employment. Others need help completing resumes to apply for jobs.