The program components include a Program Advisor at each site, Family Group Facilitators and Ambassadors. The Site Advisor schedules training, recruits staff and students and works with Family Group Facilitators and Community Matters Coordinators to increase positive school climate. Family Group Facilitators conduct Family Groups and provide ongoing support and supervision for Ambassadors. The Ambassadors are student leaders who are not always involved in the extracurricular world. They are curious, and willing to experiment and explore the work on behalf of themselves and their friends. Most Ambassadors draw on this “enlightened self-interest,” becoming motivated to learn ways they can keep friends and family members safe. Many find that the program teaches them skills they find helpful in all aspects of life. Student Ambassadors learn that change begins with themselves. As they become comfortable with the concepts and tools, they can then intervene with friends. As they become more skilled, they can then intervene with classmates and others in the school and beyond into the community.

Homework Help tutors are 11th and 12th grade CHS students who maintain a 3.5 GPA, demonstrate high level math and English/Language Arts skills and have been recommended by three teachers. Tutors work 2-3 days each week providing guidance and support to individuals and small groups.

This program is a win-win for the elementary students as well as the high school tutors. The elementary students are completing their assignments, gaining confidence and benefiting from the one-on-one with a high school mentor. The high school students receive a paycheck, work experience in the field of education and a unique opportunity to highlight on college applications.

This is a federally funded program unique to the English Learner population throughout CJUSD. However, because of the widespread success, we are working on an expansion to provide a similar homework support to more students at the elementary sites.

The Center Joint Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. School and district programs, activities and services shall be free from unlawful discrimination based on actual or perceived sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, ancestry, ethnic group identification, gender, physical or mental disability, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or sexual harassment in any district service, program and/or activity that receives or benefits from state financial assistance. The district shall promote programs, which ensure that unlawful discriminatory practices are eliminated in all school and district activities.