Programs/Initiatives for At-Risk Students
National Dropout Prevention
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The mission of the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network is to serve as a research center and resource network for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to reshape school and community environments to meet the needs of youth in at-risk situations so these students receive the quality education and services necessary to succeed academically and graduate from high school.
National Ad Council
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The National Ad Council has endeavored to improve the lives of all Americans since first creating the category of public service advertising in 1942.
South Carolina Youth Challenge
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The Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School has a common theme and mission; providing educational services for those who were not served fully at the time by the public school system.
The SC Youth Challenge Academy is a 17 month program that uses military structure and discipline to increase the employability and educational levels of at risk youth. The 22 week residential phase is located at Camp Long in Aiken.
Middle Colleges
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Middle Colleges are high school programs housed at institutions of higher learning and are established to help at-risk students who have potential for eventual college studies. A Middle College High School would reduce the high school dropout rate, create a seamless transition to college programs, and afford real-world work experiences.
Richland 1 Middle College will provide all students with increased learning opportunities that ensure they will develop a strong academic foundation and the technical and personal skills necessary to make a successful transition from high school to post-secondary education.
Midlands Middle College offers high school juniors and seniors, ages 16 to 19, the opportunity to earn their high school diplomas while taking classes on the Airport Campus of Midlands Technical College. Here students may explore individual career paths and earn transferrable college credit.
South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department
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SCVRD means business, in the rehabilitation of its clients and in its partnerships with the business community.
Classes and Training
Local Workforce Training Centers for Richland and Lexington Counties.
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The South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs was created to provide the citizenry with a single point of contact for information regarding the State's minority population.
New Carolina Declaration
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New Carolina Declaration. We, the tenacious people of New Carolina, declare independence from mediocrity. We will reach beyond past mistakes and build on historic successes toward a bright future that lifts our families, our schools, our businesses. From this day forward, we will demonstrate a new will and forge a new way. With tireless passion, bold leadership and decisive action, we will silence the nay-sayers, the doubters, the cynics. We will encourage the innovators and teachers, and celebrate the courageous. In doing so, we will become a leader in public education, entrepreneurial success, personal income and quality of life. Each day we will reach for, and push each other, until one day the world will acknowledge us as ‘The New Land of Opportunity’. New energy. New ideas. New action. New Jobs.
Gang Recognition
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Gang Recognition and Behavior online enhancement course.