The PRS program is designed to assist students who are pregnant or parenting in continuing their education. The main goal of the PRS Program is to prevent students from dropping out of school due to pregnancy or parenthood.

The PRS Program offers assistance with a variety of services including prenatal health monitoring by school nurse, individual counseling, support groups, assistance obtaining childcare, transportation, job readiness training, and referrals for community resources. These services are assessed based on each student’s individual circumstances and needs, and depends on funding availability.

The purpose of this program is to coordinate a standard district procedure to protect BISD students with children either born or unborn.  It is BISD’s desire to offer assistance to students by empowering them to continue their education and develop healthy lifestyles conducive to lifelong learning.  Their children will soon be BISD students.  Therefore, this program’s goal is to provide guidance so these children will enter school, and be ready to learn.  It is BISD’s belief that we can make a difference.

The purpose of the Compensatory Education Home Instruction (CEHI) program is to provide a continuation of instruction for students who, because of pregnancy complications, or birth, are prevented from attending school.

• CEHI will be provided at the home with a Texas certified teacher.
• The student’s final grade is dependent upon the student’s completion of assignments, as well as the quality of those assignments. In addition, work done in the classroom before or after the CEHI period will also be factored in.  It is important to note that the CEHI teacher is NOT responsible for the student passing or failing a class.
• For a student to be counted present while out of school due to complications of pregnancy and/or birth, the student must meet with the CEHI teacher for a minimum of four hours per week.
• It is the responsibility of the student to contact the Federal & State Programs Specialist to begin CEHI.  
• If a student needs to be home prior to delivery, a medical release form is required before CEHI services can be initiated.
• The Pregnancy Related Services program is not responsible for ensuring a student is exempt from finals, or for any adverse effects that time out on CEHI has on extracurricular activities.
• Students must notify the CEHI teacher, in advance, if they must cancel a session. Three (3) no-shows will result in cancellation of CEHI services.                                                                                                                                        

Please note: Expectant students who are in BISD’s Special Education program need to contact the Birdville Special Education office at 817- 547-5767 to arrange for Special Education Homebound, which is home instruction for Special Education students.

Pregnancy Related Services

The focus of the PRS program is to support/encourage pregnant and parenting students to stay in school, as well as to recover pregnant and parenting students who may have dropped out. ASAP Program provides the following:

• Counseling – individual and peer counseling, pre-natal counseling and support are available
• Groups – support groups covering topics related to pregnancy/teen parenting. 
• CEHI (Compensatory Education Home Instruction) – Home instruction provided to PRS Program students. CEHI is provided for the purpose of accruing as few absences as possible and staying caught up on curriculum and schoolwork while out of school due to prenatal and/or postpartum circumstances.
• Child Care – Assistance in obtaining childcare through Child Care Management Services (CCMS). This is based on CCMS available funding, family need and CCMS guidelines. We provide a list of local childcare centers that accept CCMS and students can choose a center for their child.
• Transportation –When funding is available, BISD transportation department can provide transportation for pregnant based on medical need.
• Instruction in Skills and Knowledge for Parenting – Child Development classes are offered on all high school campuses along with monthly teen parent support meetings.
• Job Readiness/Career Counseling – Career counseling and guidance as requested, career and technology courses offered on each campus for high school credit.
• Assistance in obtaining Government and Community Services – Helpful resource list available