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Graduation Reality And Dual-Role Skills

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

2007-08 Positive Results...

  • Celebrating 20 Years!

  • 838 teen parents were served in 35 GRADS programs across the state

  • 87 % of GRADS seniors graduated, compared to 40% of teens nationwide

  • 2.2% repeat pregnancy rate vs. 19.4% nationally

  • Only 2.7% of babies born were of low birth-weight (the avg. for NM was 8.9%)

  • 161 students were employed
  • 128 previous H.S. drop-outs generated approximately $495,589 for school districts (a total of $7,485,156 for 3,041 NM GRADS students recruited back to school since NM GRADS began in 1989).

  • NM GRADS teachers had over 17,000 additional contacts with the GRADS students outside of the GRADS class (case management).

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Our Mission...

The mission of the multi-component New Mexico GRADS

System is to:

  • Facilitate parenting teen’s graduation and economic independence

  • Promote healthy multi-generational families

  • Reduce risk-taking behaviors

 
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Collaboration and Youth Leadership...

In addition to public schools, the NM GRADS System collaborates with the following agencies:

  • NM Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families
  • Early Head Start & Even Start Programs
  • NM Dept. of Health
  • NM Dept. of Labor WIA
  • UNM/CASAA

We collaborate with UNM/CASAA FAS Prevention to fund community and school peer presentations by GRADS students that inform other students and adults, in their community, on ways to reduce a variety of preventable birth defects.

 

 
             
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