CENTER FOR SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS INC
911 COMMONS WAY, PRINCETON, NJ 08540 www.supportiveschools.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CSS HELPS SCHOOLS BECOME PLACES WHERE STUDENTS WANT TO BE. WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS IN THREE AREAS: DEVELOPING ALL STUDENTS INTO LEADERS; EMPOWERING TEACHERS TO COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH STUDENTS; AND ENGAGING ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE HOW LEARNING HAPPENS.

CENTER FOR SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS (CSS) ADVANCES THE EFFORTS OF SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DEVELOP ALL STUDENTS INTO LEADERS WHO HELP MAKE THEIR SCHOOLS SAFER AND MORE SUPPORTIVE, ENGAGING, AND INSPIRING. WE ARE A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND OUR WORK CURRENTLY IMPACTS 645,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY. WE ARE DRIVEN BY THE VISION THAT ONE DAY ALL CHILDREN WILL THRIVE IN SCHOOLS THAT GRADUATE THEM PREPARED FOR THE RIGORS OF COLLEGE AND LIVES FILLED WITH MEANINGFUL WORK, ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP, AND PERSONAL FULFILLMENT.

TEEN PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM (TEEN PEP): THE TEEN PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM (TEEN PEP) UTILIZES PEER-TO-PEER EDUCATION TO INCREASE STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, SKILLS, AND BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL HEALTH. HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS, KNOWN AS PEER EDUCATORS, ARE ENROLLED IN A DAILY, FOR-CREDIT, YEARLONG LEADERSHIP COURSE TAUGHT BY SCHOOL FACULTY DURING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS. PEER EDUCATORS CONDUCT A SERIES OF STRUCTURED WORKSHOPS FOR GROUPS OF YOUNGER PEERS, FACULTY, AND FAMILY MEMBERS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND DECISION-MAKING WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY REDUCING RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR.

PEER GROUP CONNECTION: PEER GROUP CONNECTION (PGC) TAPS INTO THE POWER OF OLDER STUDENTS TO CREATE A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ADVANCING THE PEER LEADERS' OWN LEARNING, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT. OLDER STUDENTS, KNOWN AS PEER LEADERS, ARE ENROLLED IN A DAILY, FOR-CREDIT, YEARLONG LEADERSHIP COURSE TAUGHT BY SCHOOL FACULTY DURING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS. EACH WEEK, PAIRS OF PEER LEADERS MEET WITH SMALL GROUPS OF YOUNGER STUDENTS IN OUTREACH SESSIONS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT PGC IMPROVES THE GRADUATION RATES OF STUDENT PARTICIPANTS BY NINE PERCENTAGE POINTS, INCREASES DAILY ATTENDANCE BY AS MANY AS SIX DAYS, AND CUTS BY HALF THE NUMBER OF MALE STUDENTS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE DROP OUT.

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: IN OUR WORK WITH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, CSS USES A COLLABORATIVE, DATA- INFORMED, AND RELATIONSHIP-DRIVEN APPROACH, GROUNDED WITH A FOCUS ON STUDENT LEADERSHIP, TO PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE STUDENT AND SCHOOL OUTCOMES. CSS HELPS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROVIDE STUDENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, STRONG FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS, ENGAGING ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, SOCIAL SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS. THROUGH CAREFULLY CULTIVATED PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CSS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DEVELOP CUSTOMIZED COMMUNITY SCHOOL PLANS THAT FOCUS ON STUDENT ATTENDANCE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ACADEMICS, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND MORE. CSS SERVES AS A LEAD COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION FOR OVER 20 COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

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