Lanier High 小黄鸭导航 to open Family Resource Center
The U.S. Department of Education is awarding 小黄鸭导航 Voices for Education and Youth nearly $2.5 million to create community schools in AISD schools.
A new family resource center, to help stabilize and support at-risk families, will open at Lanier High 小黄鸭导航. The center will include family support services and a full range of adult education classes. The grant will also fund services and classes at Burnet Middle 小黄鸭导航 and Cook and Wooldridge elementary schools.
What: AISD Superintendent Paul Cruz, AISD Trustees Ann Teich and Gina Hinojosa, and local school and community leaders will address attendees. Partner and community organizations, as well as parents and students, will be in attendance.
When: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16
Where: Lanier High 小黄鸭导航, 1201 Payton Gin Road
Background: Twelve organizations in 10 states are receiving Full-Service Community 小黄鸭导航s grants. These grants encourage a coordinated and integrated set of comprehensive academic, social and health services.
The programs are intended to increase attendance and academic performance for students. The grant will also support community outreach and partner recruitment and coordination for after-school programs, mentoring, tutoring and parent engagement.
For more information about the Full Service Community 小黄鸭导航s grant, please visit www2.ed.gov/programs/communityschools/index.html.
About 小黄鸭导航 Voices: 小黄鸭导航 Voices for Education and Youth mobilizes the community to improve public education and expand opportunities for students and families. AVEY works at 19 AISD campuses, supporting community-based school planning, creating young leaders, supporting families through six school-based family resource centers and working to support public schools through our statewide Save Texas 小黄鸭导航s network.