A board base for school support. (Hampton City Schools).In Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). , Hampton Hampton, part of Greater London, England Hampton, since 1965 part of the Greater London outer borough of Richmond upon Thames, SE England, on the Thames River. It is the site of Hampton Court Palace, which occupies about eight acres (3. City Schools, the City of Hampton and more than 40 community agencies are working together to improve the community by improving the schools. This broad-based broad-based Of or relating to an index or average that provides a good representation of the overall market. The S&P 500 and NYSE Composite are generally regarded as broad-based stock indexes, while the popular Dow Jones Industrial Average is biased initiative has made Hampton City Schools the winner of The Civic Star Award in Virginia for 2003. The program is called In-SYNC (Innovations for Schools, Youth, Neighborhoods and Communities) and grew out of a realization of the city council and the school board that action was needed if the community was to avoid the problems of many small, mature cities. Better schools and neighborhood revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. would be particularly important to the city's future. Under the guidance of the Hampton Neighborhood Commission, an appointed group of community leaders, In-SYNC leaders identified common strategic activities and created common ground among the partners. The initiative led to the development of after-school programs at 23 of the 25 elementary schools elementary school: see school. in the district, four middle schools and five community sites. The after-school programs will serve more than 1,000 students this school year. Each after-school program offers safe, affordable child care with tutoring, homework support, enrichment enrichment Food industry The addition of vitamins or minerals to a food–eg, wheat, which may have been lost during processing. See White flour; Cf Whole grains. activities and recreation. Parents can enroll their children in the program, and teachers can refer students who need additional academic support. In-SYNC also created a reading program in which volunteer tutors eat lunch with students and read to them one day a week. Last year, the program had more than 100 volunteers, including 40 from local colleges. In the Fire/School Partnership, 10 fire stations have adopted schools, where firefighters serve as mentors and tutors to students. In-SYNC also cosponsors Character Counts programs with 4-H Clubs at 10 elementary schools. All of In-SYNC's programs are self-sustaining self-sus·tain·ing adj. Able to sustain oneself or itself independently. self  -sus·tain , running on
revenue generation, locally designated funds and in-kind donations.
Four years ago, only 47 percent of Hampton's schools met state standards, but that number has since climbed to 76 percent. School district leaders believe In-SYNC has played a part in boosting student achievement and increasing community involvement with the schools. TO LEARN MORE CONTACT: Dr. Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. Davis, Superintendent Hampton City Schools 1 Franklin St. Hampton, VA 23569 Phone: 757-727-2030 E-mail: aldavis@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us Web: www.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us |
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