Students gain professional certification and experience leading to jobs after high school.
Seven parent educators modeled lessons and provided materials during 900 visits to 136 childcare providers. Conversational Spanish classes for prekindergarten through second grade began at 23 schools in March 2001 and will be offered in all elementary schools in 2001-02. The first group of schools will also offer the classes to third graders. Prekindergarten services will expand to benefit an additional 1,000 children. I Can Learn program to familiarize themselves with what their students will be learning in middle school.