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Mission Statement: It is the mission of the Calcasieu Career Center
comprehensive Youth and Credit Recovery Program to intervene with at-risk
and disadvantaged youth to ensure that they complete high school or obtain a
GED and to ensure that these youth obtain the necessary skills for success
in education and employment.
Basic
Program Information for the ERC, Educational Resource Center (combined
program of Credit Recovery and CTC)
The Educational
Resource Center is a joint effort of Workforce Investment and the Calcasieu
Parish School System in partnership with Simon Youth Foundation and the
Prien Lake Mall, targeting the disadvantaged. This ERC is only one of
seventeen in the nation housed in a Simon Properties Mall. The program
has been very successful serving more than 120 students during this school
year. Thirteen students graduated at the mall.
Credit Recovery Program
The purpose of
the credit recovery program is to provide an incentive for anyone to return
to the classroom after dropping out of school or to keep at-risk students in
school in order to obtain a high school diploma.
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Participant
These
participants are selected based on income eligibility requirements set by
the federal government and must be between 14 and 21 years of age. An
individual service strategy identifies education and employment goals and
assesses services to help the participant overcome barriers. A service plan
is designed setting the participants’ goals and objectives. Ongoing program
evaluation ensures continuous improvement in services provided to
participants.
Criteria for Entrance to the program is on a case by case basis. Some
considerations include the following:
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Students can be in school, at risk of
dropping out, or a returning dropout.
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One or more years behind his/her age
group in number of credits attained or in the basic skill levels in
languagearts and/or math
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Has been retained two or more years
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Exhibits excessive absenteeism
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Has been subject to any stage of the
criminal justice process (offender)
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Is pregnant or is parenting
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Achieves less than a 2.0 grade point
average on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent
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Comes from a low socio-economic level
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Has been expelled from school
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Is in a grade that is age-inappropriate
(i.e. fifteen in the sixth grade)
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Has difficulty performing in a normal
school environment
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Has individual needs
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