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Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Services

Mission

To empower pregnant and parenting students within Waco ISD to take advantage of equitable support/resources needed to complete their secondary education, while equipping them to be college and career-ready with marketable skills that build sustainability for their young family.

Program Overview

With the support of the Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Services program, Waco ISD students can continue on their education track without interruption, while preparing for the road ahead toward graduation, career and/or post-secondary studies.

Brazos Early Head Start District Liaison

Services include:

  • Social and community health services
  • Homebound services (as applicable)
  • Crisis intervention
  • Parenting education
  • Individual and group counseling
  • Job readiness and career counseling, to include job obtainment
  • Child care assistance through EOAC district partnership
  • Transportation assistance for students with children registered through the EOAC partnership

Who is eligible for services?

Any pregnant female and/or parenting female/male student enrolled in Waco ISD is eligible for services. Student enrollment into the program is voluntary, and the student must be willing to participate.

Compensatory Education Home Instruction

(CEHI) is a state-mandated support service for school districts. It is designed to provide academic services to eligible students at home when complications of pregnancy prevent the student from attending school and also during the postpartum period. For more information, contact your campus' program social worker. 

Teen Pregnancy Education and Parenting Social Workers

Child Care Assistance

Waco ISD partners with Brazos Early Head Start (EOAC) to provide free childcare to eligible teen parents. Contact Lauryn Morton to learn more about this amazing opportunity:
 
Lauryn Morton (Site Coordinator/ Parent-Child Advocate)
Lauryn.morton@eoacwaco.org
254-754-6283
 
If you have any addition question, please contact our district liaison: 
 
Waco ISD Director of Credit Recovery Systems
Brazos Early Head Start District Liaison
254-342-2949 ext.4587 (University High School)
254-750-5142 ext.6421 (Waco High School)