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The mission of the Pregnancy, Education, and Parenting Program/Pregnancy Related Services Program is to enable school-age parents through education to become self-sufficient, responsible, job-oriented citizens. The PEP/PRS Programs goal is to reduce the number of students who drop out of school due to pregnancy and/or parenthood and to recover young parents who are 21 years old or younger to the educational system. | |
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The components of the PEP/PRS program include: | |
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Individual counseling, peer counseling, and self-help programs; |
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Career counseling and job-readiness training; |
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Child care for the students children on the campus or at a child care facility in close proximity to the campus; |
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Transportation for children of students to and from the campus or child care facility; |
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Transportation for students, as appropriate, to and from the campus or child care facility; |
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Instruction related to knowledge and skills in child development, parenting, and home and family living; |
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Assistance to students in the program in obtaining available services from government agencies or community service organizations including prenatal and postnatal health and nutrition programs.
Click below to contact:
Trista LePore, Coordinator for the
Pregnancy, Education, and Parenting/PRS Program
Northwest Independent School District
Telephone number: Northwest HS: 817-698-1343
Telephone number: Byron Nelson HS: 817-698-5674
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