Prichard Committee - Community Schools Initiative

Pipeline services means a continuum of coordinated supports, services, and opportunities for children from birth through entry into and success in postsecondary education and career attainment. Each participating district will be required to increase the number of pipeline services provided to the student/family population of the target school/s. Such services shall include, at a minimum, strategies to address through services or programs (including integrated student supports) the following:

• High-quality early childhood education programs.
• High-quality school and out-of-school-time programs and strategies.
• Support for a child’s transition to elementary school, from elementary school to middle school, from middle school to high school, and from high school into and through postsecondary education and into the workforce, including any comprehensive readiness assessment determined necessary.
• Family and community engagement and supports, which may include engaging or supporting families at school or at home.
• Activities that support postsecondary and workforce readiness, which may include job training, internship, opportunities, and career counseling.
• Community-based support for students who have attended the schools in the area served by the pipeline, or students who are members of the community, facilitating their continued connection to the community and success in postsecondary education and the workforce.
• Social, health, nutrition, and mental health services and supports.
• Juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation programs.