McNairy County Schools McNairy County, Tennessee A Rural School System Building the Future, One Child at a Time Presentation for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee January 16, 2007

COUNTY PROFILE Population 25,285 Per Capita Income $19,393 Median Household Income $30,154 Students3, % Ethnicity87.05% White 11.78% African-American 1.17% Hispanic Economically Disadvantaged

FUNDING STREAM FEDERAL SOURCES LAB GRANT FEDERAL SOURCES Safe and Drug-Free Schools – Title IV 2005$25, $26, $20, ST Century Community Learning Centers Grant Federal Grant $840,716 State Flow-Through $540,000 Title VI2006$133, $123,530 Youth Violence & Drug Prevention Grant State Flow-Through $ 71, $ 71, $ 57,297 Learn and Serve Grants Safe Kids $ 6,500 KAMEL Club $ 10,000 LAB GRANT $170, $133,000

PREVENTION & INTERVENTION Programs and Activities McNairy County Drug Alliance Character Counts Aspire and Jr. Teen Board Life Skills DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) LAB (Learning Alternative Behaviors) SAP (Student Assistance Program) Project ENRICH (Expanding Neighborhood Resources by Involving Community Hands) Project Graduation Project Safe Kids KAMEL Club (Kids Against Meth Ending Lives)

STATISTICS STATISTICS Student Assistance Program (SAP) Academic Performance school success, study skills, motivation 26 Substance Abuse student substance abuse, parent substance abuse 8 Family Unit Breakdown 26 Emotional Crisis 29 Behavior Concerns anger management, social skills, etc : 160 served

STATISTICS STATISTICS Student Assistance Program (SAP) Academic Performance school success, study skills, motivation 1922 Substance Abuse student substance abuse, parent substance abuse 443 Family Unit Breakdown 1825 Emotional Crisis 263 Behavior Concerns anger management, social skills, etc SUCCESS NEW REFERRAL REFUSED SERVICES Aug.-Dec. 2006: 141 referred

STATISTICS Disciplinary Hearing Authority (DHA) Substance Abuse 13 8 Unmodified Behavior 11 1 Assault/Harassment 21 4 Theft/Vandalism 8 0 Possession of Weapon 6 1 LAB YTD

CRTMathRdg/Lang. Soc. Stud. Science System B 51 C System B 54 B 52 C State B 53 B 52 C ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT % Prof or Adv MATHRDG./LANG. McNAIRY COUNTY 92%91% STATE89%88% STATETARGET79%83% GRADUATION RATE 90%

COMMUNITY NEEDS Juvenile Justice Software Juvenile Detention Center Increased Parental Involvement at Prevention Level Required Parental Involvement at Intervention Level

FUNDING NEEDS Continued funding Specialized funding

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND “All bad behavior is not the same.” Carol Ann Woods

Elizabeth Redmon Federal Projects Director Elizabeth Redmon Federal Projects Director McNairy County Schools Public Relations Office