Bridging the gap in a rural area. (Perry Central Community School Corporation).Perry Central Community School Corporation is the Indiana Indiana, state, United States Indiana, midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan (N), Ohio (E), Kentucky, across the Ohio R. (S), and Illinois (W). recipient of The Civic Star Award for setting up a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for services that help meet the needs of the children and families in the Perry Central school community. The center was initiated through the vision and dedication of Superintendent Mary Roberson, formerly an elementary school elementary school: see school. assistant principal in the district. In her former role, Roberson observed the many intellectual and health needs of Perry Central families. The community has high poverty and unemployment rates, low educational attainment Educational attainment is a term commonly used by statisticans to refer to the highest degree of education an individual has completed.[1] The US Census Bureau Glossary defines educational attainment as "the highest level of education completed in terms of the rates and is largely isolated. However, the area also has a long tradition of community collaboration and support. Roberson saw the community as a natural partner for the school in working to establish the Perry Central Elementary Family Center, the one-stop services shop. The center was begun with a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, which made it possible for the school and community to work together to provide after-school programs free of charge daily to all elementary school students. Called the Lights On After School Program, this service focuses on improving student achievement while providing an introduction to the arts. Local business people and other community members help with the after-school program by providing 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. and hands-on activities in workshops. Senior-citizen and high-school student volunteers help the Lights On staff provide tutoring. Once the Lights On program was functioning, the family center received a Welborn Foundation grant to employ a school social worker. The social worker helps bridge the 20-mile distance from the community to social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales , provides counseling for students and works as a partner with mental health professionals to provide services for people of all ages. Another part of the family center is the Even Start Family Literacy This article has multiple issues: * Its factual accuracy is disputed. * It needs additional references or sources for verification. * Very few or no other articles link to this one. Program, funded by an Even Start grant Roberson secured to promote literacy for preschool children and their families. TO LEARN MORE CONTACT: 18677 Old State Road 37 Leopold, IN 47551 Mary Roberson, Superintendent Perry Central Community School Corporation Phone: 812-843-5576 E-mail: roberm@pccs.k12.in.us Web: www.pccs.k12.in.us |
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