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Dallas, Texas
Community
Profile
The Dallas Independent
School District is the tenth largest school district in the nation,
it includes all or portions of 11 municipalities. The ethnic composition
of the students is 56.8% Hispanic, 34.3% African-American, 7.2%
White, 1.3% Asian and 0.4% American Indian.
Lead Organizations
and Site Coordinator Contact Information
Patricia Cheatham
Abstinence Specialist Dallas Independent School District 214-932-5134
e-mail: [email protected]
Number of
Parent Support/Education Centers in the Community
The school district
has numerous programs and resources for parents. Can We Talk? is
one of two parent programs specifically related to sexuality education.
Funding available
for Can We Talk?
The Health Education
Department of the Dallas ISD utilizes funds from a grant provided
by the Texas Department of Health to support Can We Talk? efforts.
Community
Partnerships – who else are you working with?
The Health Education
Department of the Dallas ISD works with school counselors, parent
liaisons, PTA members as well as various community organizations
in order to provide Can We Talk? workshops throughout the district
in English and Spanish
2002 Calendar-
Plans for the Coming Year
We plan to continue
our success by returning to previous workshop sites and expanding
to new schools. We also plan to expand evaluation efforts with one
and two year follow-up interviews.
Success Stories
The Texas Department
of Health (TDH) has indicated that the Can We Talk? parent program
of the Dallas ISD is exemplary and should serve as a model for other
TDH grantees. In 2001, TDH Title V grantees received Can We Talk?
training.
Evaluation
Progress
On-going evaluation
of pre/post surveys show that parents benefit from the workshops
and feel that they are better able to communicate with their children
concerning tough issues. The return rate of participants from session
one to session four is over 70%.