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Horizonte Instruction and Training Center

1234 South Main Street
SLC, UT 84101
http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/sites/horizonte

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Contact Information:
James P. Andersen
Principal
801.578.8131
james.andersen@horizonte.slc.k12.ut.us

Program Specification:

Emphasis:

Gender:

Rating:

Prevention
Intervention
Recovery/Reentry

Both

Moderate Evidence of Effectiveness

Age/Grade Level:

Target Settings:

Target Groups:

Middle School
High School
Adult

Inner City

Individuals

Ethnicity:

Other Participation Criteria:

All Ethnicities

Description:

Program Descriptors Include:
Academic Improvement, Adult Education, Alternative Education, Attendance/Truancy, Behavior Management/Discipline, Bi-lingual/ESL, Community Collaboration, Counseling/Advisories/Coaches, Credit Recovery, Extended-School/Summer Program, GED, Homeless, Literacy Development, Mentoring/Tutoring, Teen Pregnancy

Strategies for Locating Students:
Unspecified

Starting Date: 1974
Students Served Per Year: 500+
Reenrolled Students with Disabilities: N/A
Last Verified: 2009

Risk Factors:

Protective Factors:

Program addresses the following:

Individual factors

  • Has a learning disability or emotional disturbance
  • Parenthood
  • High-risk peer group
  • High-risk social behavior
  • Low achievement
  • Poor attendance
  • Low educational expectations
  • Lack of effort
  • Low commitment to school

Family factors

  • Low socioeconomic status
  • High family mobility
  • Low education level of parents
  • Not living with both natural parents
  • Family disruption
  • Low educational expectations
  • Sibling(s) has dropped out

School factors

  • School size: too small/too large
  • Student engagement
  • Teacher expectations

Community factors

  • Family composition/socioeconomic status

Program promotes the following:

Relationships

  • Presence and involvement of caring, supportive adults
  • Opportunities and rewards for pro-social involvement
  • Clear social norms
  • Good relationships with parents, peers, and teachers
  • Perception of support from adults and peers

Independence

  • Healthy/conventional beliefs and standards
  • Positive/resilient temperament

Competence

  • Social competencies
  • Self efficacy

Creativity

  • Problem-solving skills
  • Flexibility

Optimism

  • High expectations by community, family, school, and self

Program Resources:

Annual Cost:

The annual cost range of the program is over $500,000 or over $2000 per student.

Funding Sources Include:

Program Staff Includes:

Federal Agencies
State Agencies
Local/City/County Agencies
School Districts
Donations

Teachers
Counselors
Volunteers
Social Workers
SROs

Materials Used:

Supporting / Partner Organizations:

Instructional Texts/Manuals
Computer/Internet Based

Dept Workforce Services, Boys and Girls Clubs, Centro Civico Mexicana, SLC Corp, Odyssey House, Probation and Parole, Salvation Army, Odyssey House

Evaluation Information:

How evaluation data was collected:
Data collected and analyzed at school/district level
Data collected and analyzed at state or organizational level