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About City Connects

The mission of City Connects is to have students engage and learn in school by connecting EACH child with a tailored set of enrichment, prevention, and intervention, services the student needs to thrive. These supports are created to meet the needs of the whole child.

The City Connects Student Support Coordinator works closely with school personnel and community-based agencies to learn about a wide range of programs and services that can benefit high school-aged students.

The Student Support Coordinator assesses student strengths and needs across six target areas: academics, social/emotional/behavioral, career, health, family, and spirituality. 

Department Highlights

• “Boston Connects” was launched in 2001 by Boston College as a way to identify strengths and needs of students on multiple levels in order to provide the best learning experience possible for students in elementary schools. Chaminade Julienne was chosen to pilot the program—City Connects—at the high school level.

• City Connects works to build relationships with community-based agencies that provide youth and family services in the Dayton area.

• City Connects serves ALL students by providing assessment across the target areas in an effort to provide individualized support to enhance student success while in high school.

Department Goals

The program seeks to:

• significantly increase overall student achievement

• reduce barriers to learning by developing student and family support services and school-wide prevention programs, and

• expand academic and cultural enrichment opportunities through positive youth development programs.

Services

For More Information Visit:

www.cityconnects.org