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Parent Center 423 S. Line Street 662-227-3370 |
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Another component
of the Dropout Prevention Plan is the relocation and expansion of the
Parent Center. The Center is housed in the Adult Education Center on
Line Street. Director of Community Services Lynne Russell says, “The
Parent Center offers practical methods for parents to promote school
readiness, involvement, and more effective parenting strategies. Information
concerning college entrance tests and scholarship opportunities is also
available. Thanks to the 21st Century Grant, the Parent Center now offers on-line access and assistance with five new computers for parents to apply for student college admission, assist with classroom projects, and research topics." |
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Parenting Classes |
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The Parent Resource Center has host ed classes and Pre-College Parent Orientation. The classes are usually on Tuesdays at the Meeting Room (old cafeteria) in the Adult Education Building (old Lizzie Horn) from 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. |
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Parent Center Hours |
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If other times are needed, call |
Evening Hours Mon. 3:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Tues. 3:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m. Weds. 3:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Thurs. 3:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. |
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•Parent Center Inventory (available materials for use in Center and for check-out) •Love and Logic Parenting Inventory |
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| O*P*E*R*A*T*I*O*N - M*A*S@H - Mentoring Always Starts AT Home Website Page and Links developed by Leadership
Grenada 2007-2008 |
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•Mississippi's dropout rate is currently over 26%, more than 13,000 dropouts every year.
•Dropouts earn about $9,200 less per year than high school graduates. Over a typical 30-year career, a dropout can earn potentially $276,000 less than graduates.
•Dropouts are 10 times more likely than high school graduates to go to jail.
•Dropouts from the class of 2006 alone will cost the nation more than $309 billion in lost wages, taxes, and productivity over their lifetimes.
•High School dropouts often have trouble finding well-paying jobs, are generally less healthy, die earlier, are more likely to become parents when very young, are more at risk of tangling with the criminal justice system, and more likely than not will need social welfare assistance.
