Catch-up with Rotary 2-17-15

 

I am going to start by saying we have the best club!  Ya, I bet you all think you have the best club, but come visit us one Tuesday Morning and find out for your self.

 

Our guest speakers this week was from the Marana School District: Cindy Ruich Director of Student Services and Emily Bushouse, Grants. Talk about to gals with a lot of energy and love for the Marana School District.

 

Cindy said her job covers a broad scope to support the student and families in the school.  There is a parent teacher program where counselors go into the home of the prior students who are parents from 0-5 and conduct parenting class.   They are starting to track the success of this program and they are. 

 

There is one councilor at every school that works with the McKinney-Vento program, in short this is a program that work with the homeless population children, the might live in a shelter, hotel, car, awaiting foster care and so much more.

 

Cindy also oversees several grants: School Climate Transformation Grant also Neglected and Delinquent Grant (at risk population of students, ie. Power Pack Grant this is from Trico and community, where every Friday they give food to students for the weekend. 

Emily Over sees the School Climate Transformation Grant which support the PIS Program (Positive intervention Support).  The PIS is how to be respectful and have positive actions, the students are rewarded for good behavior.   Some of these students might be part of a small group for those having teacher/student, or student/student or even parent/student conflict.  Social workers, teachers and counselors are working on creating an individualized program to help the students that need a lot of one-on-one assistance; this is student and family centered, this should help our students become better productive adults.

 

Cindy talked about Marana Cares event 4-25 at Coyote Trail its an information time for families there will be presenters from Marana Health Center, Food Bank, Marana School District, Community members that would like to educate families, so if you want to volunteer to help contact Cindy at the school district.

Schools in need program, help with shirt for MCAT, tennis shoes she said the community is amazing and often steps up to help

 

Then we celebrated our MCAT Student of the month a very delightful young lady, Shelby who was on a path of truancy and poor choices. With the help of the Attendance Clerks, Rachel Gastellum, who didn’t give up trying to get her to attend class she decided to turn her life around. She decided to apply herself and is graduating early from MCAT and wants to become a nurse and has already started the process to visit the counselors at nursing program at Pima. Congratulation Shelby for showing us what determination can do. Were proud of you!!

 

Rachel Gastellum was also celebrated because she is retiring from the school district, have fun in your travels Rachel!