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Forum on Families & Children
A Publication of the Butler County Family & Children First Council
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Empowering Parents... Transforming Teens. What is the Parent Project? The Parent Project® is a 10-week parent education and support program designed specifically for parents of strong-willed or out-of-control adolescent children. The curriculum teaches concrete identification, prevention, and intervention strategies for destructive adolescent behaviors (poor school attendance and performance, alcohol and other drug use, gangs, runaways, and violent teens, etc.). Children ages 12 - 16 are asked to attend with parents to participate in the WhyTry Program. New this year- Parent Project Jr. is designed for parents of children ages 5 - 10. This program provides parents with a solid foundation to create positive changes in the home. New sessions are beginning in 2017 in Hamilton, Oxford and Middletown. More more information about the program visit our website or contact Anna Weber at 513-867-7072.
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Butler County Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitation Centers Educational Programming
- Projected to serve over 1,000 students in JDC and over 70 students in JRC this school year. JDC serves students ages 8 - 21 (males and females) and JDC serves students ages 12-21 (males only)
- BCESC took over educational programming in August 2016
- 8 highly qualified teachers, including 2 intervention specialists
-Direct instruction, credit recovery, blended learning
-Partnership with Butler Tech for career development
- 69% of JRC students made first quarter honor roll
"School is the highlight of my day in here. It is the thing that I look forward to everyday"
"I can't believe that people believe in us enough to invest their time and money into guest speakers, school materials and career help. You all believe in us even when we are looking for hope within ourselves"
For questions or more information contact Sarah Burk, Director of Education burks@bcesc.org
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Butler Tech - Free Adult Education Classes
Get Started- Beginning January 10, 2017 4 week session Tuesday/Thursday 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm at the Robert "Sonny" Hill Community Center 800 Lafayette Ave., Middletown, OH. Choose from basic computer, excel, medical math/ medical terminology, job/career readiness. You will receive a certificate upon completion. Child care is provided. Call to register- 513.217.4982 or 513.425.7866
Ohio Department of Education Launches Mobile App
Ohio families can now get the latest education news, search for schools in their neighborhoods and look at their schools' report cards right from their smartphones. The Ohio Department of Education launched a mobile app for iPhone and Android. With the app, Ohioans can: Access timely educator and family resources; find school report cards and other information from around their homes; receive app updates and notification straight to their phones; interact with the Ohio School Report Cards by school or district name, or by entering their zip code; send information from the Ohio School Report Cards to friends, family and colleagues; check out district and school grades in the area before they move; or navigate directly to schools or call them with easy to use in-app features.
Butler County Kindergarten Readiness Summit
Save the Date! Friday, January 27, 2017 Noon - 4:00 PM Butler County Educational Service Center 400 N. Erie Avenue Hamilton, Ohio 45011.The summit will bring together early childhood providers, school districts and community leaders to work together to improve school readiness. The agenda will focus on parent/family engagement and its impact on kindergarten readiness and school success. The summit, including lunch, is provided at no cost to participants. Watch out for more details and advanced registration.
Southwest Ohio IHBT Learning Collaborative Training Schedule 2017
Center for Innovative Practices, Case Western University & Butler Behavioral Health Services with the Support of the Ohio Department of Mental Health present the 2017 training schedule. See flyer for registration and contact information.
- January 27th, 2017- Generating movement in therapy using visual progress strategies
- March 3rd, 2017- Using Acceptance Therapy concepts with children and families
- April 28th, 2017- Helping families understand manage concerns about sexual issues with children
- June 2nd, 2017- Developmental stages of supervision
The March for Unity in Our Community
The March for Unity begins at noon on Martin Luther King Day at the Clocktower at The Square at Union Centre. It arrives at the Lakota West High School cafeteria where marchers are invited in for a free hot lunch, donated by various local restaurants, and live jazz provided by the Lakota West Jazz Combo. The program, which will begin around 1:15 pm, will include a keynote speaker, special music, and student contest winners sharing their entries, as well as a time for focused table discussions. Local businesses are invited to become involved by donating food or tabletop decorations. See the flyer here.
New Resources
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LifeSpan, Inc. is looking for 2 School Based Support Workers to serve students in Warren County starting in January. One would be based at Franklin High School and the other at the Warren County John Lazarus Alternative School. To learn more or to apply, visit www.lifespanohio.org/career. - Community Building Institute Middletown Inc. - Pride After School Program - Program Mentors
- Help Me Grow Service Coordinator- full and part time positions
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December:
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Upcoming FCFC Meetings:
1-23-17 Cross Systems Training Committee 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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- SAFE (Substance Abuse Family Education)
For a more complete list of December events, click here.
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