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21 <br />ongoing Chapel Hill - Carrboro City schools and the County Department <br />of Social Services are developing a similar protocol to be <br />completed by May 1991. <br />ongoing The OFF grant proposal goals include strengthening <br />collaboration among human services agencies. <br />4.Need for special training in human behavioral courses for <br />guidance counselors and teachers. <br />5.Reevaluate the current education system: <br />- Clarify definitions and standards of society and the <br />educational systems. <br />6-Develop parent /school partnerships to enhance <br />communication. <br />ongoing Orange County Schools initiated a Parent Advisory <br />Council in fall 1990 to strengthen outreach and <br />communication to parents. <br />Completed Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools'Seawell Community <br />Learning Environment Project was funded for two years, <br />ending in spring 1990, to foster a home - school- community <br />partnership to improve the learning environment for at -risk <br />students. Activities included home visits, parent <br />volunteer programs, and after - school enrichment programs. <br />7.Provide special training for teachers to work on the <br />critical element of guidance services, as well as to <br />eliminate built in attitudes regarding poverty. <br />8.Provide action and awareness sessions on poverty to combat <br />feelings of hopelessness, helplessness and isolation in <br />disadvantaged youth. <br />9.Provide parity in both school systems, with equal <br />educational opportunities for all school children. <br />ongoing County and school staff are continuing to study viable <br />school funding options. <br />10.Urge superintendents to provide leadership in addressing <br />the adverse effects of poverty on students in public <br />schools. <br />Page 21 <br />