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The National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) Outreach Project is a collaborative act with the Center of Excellence to highlight the “Promising Practices” being implemented by the National Network of Partnership Schools. NNPS is focused on improving the classroom, school, community, and family climate for students of poverty. The recipients of the outreach Project must provide opportunities for parents and community volunteers to help improve student behavior, academic performance and their overall sense of safety in their community. The projects should instill in the students, parents, teachers, volunteers and community that working together they can help raise tomorrow’s leaders. The recipients of the National Network of Partnership Schools Outreach Projects are expected to present their results at the NNPS End of the Year Celebration.
To read more about the Outreach Project, click here. To view past recipients, click the links below:
2010-2011 End-of-the-Year Celebration
“Increasing Attendance on APT Nights,” was the theme for Briggs Elementary School’s Promising Practice. The practice focused on math using various activities such as a junk mail competition. Each grade was evaluated to see who had the most participation. Every nine weeks a new math activity was sent home, and it has received much positive feedback.
Briggs Elementary School
Becky Chisholm
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“Red Tie Club,” was a practice developed for 5th and 6th grade boys. The club met for one hour, six times over the course of three months, to focus on mannerisms, conversational skills, table etiquette, and positive behavior decisions. Each meeting was led by volunteer teachers and/or community volunteers.
Timrod Elementary School
Dawn Walker
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“Math Night,” was a popular night with parents! The parents played games in various rooms at school and then took the games home to play with their children. The school also participated in Relay for Life and had a bake sale to raise money for cancer.
McLaurin Elementary School
Joann Nance
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“Library Read a Book,” was put on by The Parent Academy of Olanta Elementary. Book pockets were placed in the back of books and parents were encouraged to slip notes of encouragement into the pockets for their children. Parents were also given small buckets of goodies as door prizes at parent night for their support.
Olanta Elementary School
Dianne McKenzie
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“Taking it to the Streets,” was a Promising Practice that was displayed on video! Teachers, fire, and police departments volunteered to serve hot dogs to children and parents on a Saturday evening in Lake City. New clothing and shoes were donated at the three locations that were set up. Each location served the community for an hour and a half and received positive responses.
Lake City Elementary
Patrick Pinckney
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“Grits for Grandparents,” “Donuts for Dads,” and “Muffins for Moms,” were events offered for parents and grandparents to get involved with their child’s school. A full breakfast was served for the grandparents. Over 180 dads and 300 students showed up for donuts. A presentation on cancer statistics was given to moms and $300 was raised for Breast Cancer Awareness.
J. Paul Truluck Elementary
Cutina Barrineau
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“Mothers and Sons Marathon” and “Family Walk Night,” were Promising Practices presented by North Vista Elementary. In addition, teachers and administrators worked to reduce tardiness by having a “tardy party” every nine weeks for students with three or less tardies.
North Vista Elementary School
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“Career Day Expo,” introduced sixteen career clusters to 8th graders. Victor Wood was the guest speaker and various vendors from the area participated in the Expo. The special event even received radio and television coverage!
Williams Middle School
Evelyn Goodyear
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“R.E.A.L. (Raising Expectations, Achievement, and Leadership) Men Program,” described four Promising Practices events. “Real Men Cook” had men volunteer to design and make bar-b-q sauce. “Real Men Read” had books available for men from the community to read to the students. “Real Men Explore” was based on CSI, and had volunteers pretend to solve a crime. The school had students visit the “interrogation room,” look at clues, and crime on video to decide who was guilty.
Main Street Elementary
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“Mentors,” were spotlighted for students in Kindergarten through third grade. Struggling students were matched with mentors. Each mentor was able to choose to interact with their student through one-on-one mentoring, adopt a classroom, or have lunch with a student.
Greenwood Elementary School
Angela Newman
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“One Team One Goal,” was a theme created for building up the heart. During the parent night at Scranton Elementary, parents discussed how words can affect a student’s day especially during test-taking.
Scranton Elementary School
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A practice from Carver Elementary was displayed through a scrapbook containing photos for activities throughout the year for each grade level. The scrapbook included activities from writing portfolios and making bar graphs to making chicken bog.
Carver Elementary School
Crissy Jones
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To improve English scores, 9th graders participated in reciting Romeo and Juliet while fencing on stage, which was prominent during that era. A partial video clip of the first steps of teaching fencing to the students was shown at the Celebration. Both boys and girls enjoyed fencing and discussed starting a fencing club at South Florence.
South Florence High School
Jackie Shuler
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