TurnAround Agenda: Public Schools Outreach

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Public Schools Outreach (PSO)

Public Schools Outreach serves as the primary vehicle for the delivery of social services to urban youth and their families in 61 public schools in Dallas County as part of the church-adopt-a-school program

The heart of the program is maximizing student success by creating healthy conditions at school and in the home. Activities promote four messages:

Stay-in-School
No Drugs or Alcohol
Sexual Abstinence
No Violence

Relationships are developed with students through a combination of activities that include:

School-based Mentoring

cultivates trusting relationships between adult role models and students, developing prosocial skills in students and a sense of belonging among their peers, families, and communities.

Life Skills Education

addresses sexual abstinence, anger management, school dropout and substance abuse issues in a school setting.

High School Heroes

gives high school student leaders an opportunity to inspire elementary and middle-school youth to stay in school and reach their highest potential.

KAGE Events

are held four times per year bringing thousands of middle and high school students together for a challenging talk and entertainment, promoting drug-free, abstinence, no violence, and stay-in-school messages.

A State-of-the-Art Youth Center

serves as a neighborhood hub for a variety of social and entertainment activities for young people.

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School-based Mentoring
Group and Team Mentoring
Mentoring Process and Objectives
Interested in Becoming a Mentor
TurnAround Summer Program
Life Skills Education
Choosing the Best
The Six Pillars of Character
Peers Making Peace
High School Heroes
Target Population
Program Activities
Special Events
Frequently Asked Questions
Download PSO Brochure
Helpful Links

Our focus is prevention. Our desire is to reach children early enough before problems become too big. The overall goal is sustainability. We want to provide long-term solutions that bring about lasting changes.

We are able to accomplish this by concentrating our efforts on high schools and their corresponding middle and elementary schools, also known as school clusters.

Participating Public Schools

Carter Cluster	Cedar Hill Cluster	Duncanville Cluster	Kimball Cluster	Lancaster Cluster
Coordinator:	Coordinator: Ashley Randolph	Coordinator: Allen Lockhart	Coordinator:	Coordinator: Catrina Campbell
High School Carter High	High Schools Cedar Hill High Cedar Hill Collegiate High School Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP)	High School Duncanville	High School Kimball	High School Lancaster
Middle School WH Atwell	Middle Schools Bessie Coleman Joe Wilson Int. Permenter Middle 9th Grade Ctr.	Middle Schools Kennemer Reed Byrd Intermediate Schools Brandenburg Daniel Hardin Alternative Schools Summit Education Center PAGE School	Middle School TW Browne	Middle Schools Elsie Robertson GW Carter 6th Grade STEM Center
Elementary Schools Adelle Turner Birdie Alexander Mark Twain Martin Weiss TG Terry Umphrey Lee Ronald McNair	Elementary Schools Bray High Pointe Highlands Lake Ridge Plummer Waterford Oaks	Elementary Schools Smith Alexander Merrifield Central Hyman Fairmeadows Acton Hastings Bilhartz	Elementary Schools Leslie Simmons Thomas Tolbert LO Donald Daniel Webster Lenore K. Hall John W. Carpenter Maria Moreno Jimmie T. Brashear Margaret B. Henderson	Elementary Schools Rolling Hills Beltline Pleasant Run West Main Houston Rosa Parks/Millbrook Lancaster Additional Schools J.D. Hall Learning Center