Potential New GRADS Site – School and/or Community Assessment

The New Mexico GRADS System is committed to helping communities and schools provide quality teen parent and youth risk-taking behavior reduction programs across New Mexico.  If you are interested in establishing a GRADS site in your community, first visit our web site at www.nmgrads.org to ensure that you fully understand the GRADS System components and mission. Please submit the following assessment to New Mexico GRADS, P. O. Box 1884, Socorro, NM., 87801.

To initiate a request for GRADS funding:

1. Describe the program(s) and GRADS components you envision for your community. Such as...
   
   
   • Teen Parent Intervention 
   • Child Care Center 
   • Youth Development
   • GRADS Dads Support Group
     
     
2. If you represent a community agency that wishes to partner with an existing GRADS site, please identify the following:
   
   
   • A local “Champion” for new component(s).
     Name, address, e-mail & phone.
     
     
   • The probable fiscal agent:
     School district, county, private contractor, etc.
     
     
   • School personnel and/or community stake-holders:
     Entities such as the DOH, public health nurse, WIC, Families FIRST, Income Support, etc. (These partners would logically comprise a future GRADS Advisory Committee for your program.)
     
     
3. What is the local teen pregnancy and birth rate data pertaining to your county and how is this impacting school drop-out rates?
   (Your county teen pregnancy and birth rates may be obtained from the New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition (505) 254-8737)
   
   
4. Describe how pregnancy related drop-outs and/or teen parent “needs” are presently being addressed in your local school EPSS Plan. (This could generate additional funding for the school).
   
   
5. Identify the anticipated enrollment at targeted school(s).
   
   
6. Describe the existing or other anticipated “pregnancy prevention” initiatives, if you plan to add that component.
   
   
7. How you will sustain funding for the program beyond the GRADS three-year funding period?
   
   
8. Include a desired date and time for a conference and/or a school board or other appropriate community presentation.