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The School-Age Parenting Program
(SAPP) provides services and support for teen-age
parents so they can stay in school, develop
marketable skills through the vocational program,
and become the best parent possible. A high school
student may stay at their home school (Turner,
Smith or Creekview) or transfer to Mary
Grimes Education Center. A middle school
student will be served at their home school.
Whatever the decision, C-FB ISD provides all
pregnant and school-age parents the following
services:
- counseling
- information
and assistance regarding educational and
career
choices
- referrals for
obtaining social
services and medical care, including crisis
referrals
- homeschool
instruction during pregnancy if a doctor
requires a period of confinement for 5-20 days
for medical reasons
- homeschool
instruction for up to 6 weeks after delivery
When a student
receives homeschool instruction, the homebound
teacher will contact the student's teachers,
pick up all the student's school assignments and
take them to the student. The teacher will work
with the student on an individual basis for
approximately four hours per week, usually
divided into two visits. The homebound teacher
will also proctor any necessary exams for the
student.
- assistance in
securing help with daycare costs
The student
will be required to apply for CCMS, a federal
program that pays most of the daycare costs for
school-age parents. If not eligible, or if put
on a waiting list, the SAPP will assist the
student in paying a portion of daycare
costs.
- bi-monthly
parenting classes
Pregnant
and parenting students who attend Mary Grimes
Education Center are also eligible for:
- daily
parenting classes, instruction in prenatal
development, and child development (elective
credit)
- group and
individual counseling
- bus
transportation for the student and baby to and
from home, daycare, and school
Before
receiving SAPP services, students must have their
pregnancy verified at a medical clinic, and bring
the pregnancy
verification form to their school
counselor or nurse. Some local clinics that are
free or inexpensive are:
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Lewisville
Health Services
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972.221.1911
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Crisis
Pregnancy Center
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972.436.2273
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Parkland
Medivan @ MGEC
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972.323.6441
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Planned
Parenthood
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972.991.1424
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For
additional information from the Parenting Teacher,
email Dorothy
Nichols, or telephone her at
972.323.6441.
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