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STUDENTS STUDENTS
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& Physical Activity Environment & Involvement & Physical Activity Environment &
Health Education EMPLOYEES Engagement COORDINATING POLICY, PROCESS, AND PRACTICE Counseling, Social Services Social & Emotional & FAMILIES Health Education EMPLOYEES Engagement Family Physical COORDINATING POLICY, PROCESS, AND PRACTICE Counseling, Social & FAMILIES
Nutrition
Nutrition
Community
Community
Services
Involvement
Services
Psychological
Psychological
Family
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HEALTHY SAFE
HEALTHY SAFE
CHALLENGED SUPPORTED ENGAGED
CHALLENGED SUPPORTED ENGAGED
Physical
Social &
Environment
Environment
Emotional
Employee IMPROVING LEARNING AND HEALTH Health Climate Employee IMPROVING LEARNING AND HEALTH Health Climate
Wellness Education Wellness Education
Health Health
Services Services
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
Teenage Parent Program
The Teenage Parent Program (TPP) is a voluntary program offered by Palm Beach County Schools to provide
education, childcare and access to health and social services for pregnant and parenting teens. Students
who are pregnant, as well as teen mothers and fathers, are supported in becoming responsible parents and
completing requirements for graduation. While in the program, students receive support services such as
child care, health care, social services, parenting education and transportation.
Participants in TPP must take at least one parenting skills course while continuing to earn credits toward a
standard or special diploma. Palm Beach Virtual High School also offers the Parenting Skills course. Students
who have completed the parenting course continue to receive support services while enrolled in their high
school diploma program.
In FY19, the Teenage Parent Program (TPP)
served a total of 265 students, 11 middle Wellness Efforts in Extended Learning
school and a 254 high school age. Child
care services were provided for 93 children
of TPP perticipants. The School District of The Department of Extended Learning (Afterschool Programming) provides a structured, safe and enriching
Palm Beach County and the Early Learning program for all Palm Beach County School District elementary students. Our purpose is to facilitate
Coalition of Palm Beach County work opportunities for quality afterschool programs which meet the fundamental needs common to all students
together to assist students who need child during after school hours, while providing meaningful interactions and planned activities while parents are
care through the School District Teenage away. It is important that students have access to the best possible opportunities to develop into healthy,
Parent program and after graduation well-adjusted and responsible adults.
through local funding.
Afterschool programs incorporate:

The Teenage Parent Program works directly • Academic enrichment and intervention through engaging interactive instruction
with Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies to • Social and emotional development
assist pregnant and parenting students in • Cultural arts exposure and enrichment
accessing a variety of programs through • Recreational and leisure activities
Healthy Beginnings to support a healthy
pregnancy and healthy birth. During FY19, approximately 20,000 Pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 students in the District benefited
from participation in afterschool programs. The 94 elementary program sites delivered the highest quality
out of school time experiences.

Of the 178 individual student assessments for services/support completed by the Teenage Parent Program Enrichment Initiatives
Case Manager:

Students participating in District elementary afterschool programs received a minimum of two hours of
• 53% of the students were participating in Healthy Beginnings Programs.
• 81% of the students received information/referral to Teen Parent Mentoring Programs. academic enrichment per week. In order to bridge the learning day through the afterschool hours, the
• 68% of the students received information/referral to TRIO College Readiness Programs. Department of Extended Learning (Afterschool Programming) provided several enrichment initiatives to the
• 55% of the students who had an intake requested assistance with personal resources. District’s 94 elementary programs. These initiatives included Give ‘em a Boost, Explore Literacy and Science
Technology Engineering Arts and Math (STEAM).

In addition to department enrichment offerings, programs provided enhancements through our partners and
other organizations. These included but are not limited to Prime Time PBC, The Center for Creative Education
and Resource Depot.

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