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ZONE 6 <br />The most talked <br />to Uoal 2 were Uut- ot- Scnool Support and <br />Communication. <br />Respondents overwhelmingly expressed that Zone 6 has a strong school <br />district with quality teachers and supportive adults. However, respondents <br />said that "we do a goodjob of schooling but not supporting kids outside of <br />school." Youth, parents, and service providers all pointed to adolescents' need <br />for a place for constructive, safe activities outside of school. <br />"What we do have is a large number of really dedicated service providers <br />providing small bits of service all over the county, but they're isolated. <br />If a kid wants to go to tutoring and then hang out and play basketball <br />afterwards, there's no space for them to do both of those things. If they <br />have to choose between basketball and tutoring, they might choose <br />basketball, and if we could have them do both, that would be great." <br />(Zone 6 Respondent) <br />Parents also discussed the need for academic support, like one -on -one <br />tutoring, especially for reading. <br />Respondents described that poor communication from schools to parents <br />was a problem and that high schools in particular should do a betterjob <br />engaging parents. Also, respondents remarked on the fact that non - academic <br />supports provided through the schools decreased as youth got older. <br />"When [my] children were in elementary school, the school <br />social workers were great. After that, there was a big gap, with <br />no one to help." (Zone 6 Parent) <br />Out- of -Schoo <br />Support <br />Community Priority Rating <br />Needs are not met <br />Availability /Accessibility <br />Rating <br />Needs partially met <br />Communication <br />Community Priority Rating <br />Needs partially met <br />Availability /Accessibility <br />Rating <br />Needs partially met <br />. FAMILY SUCCESS ALLIANCE: 2015 GAP ANALYSIS REPORT 7 <br />