The PICO Promise
“PICO serves the community by identifying the needs of students and families.” - Jose Campos, Director of Parent Involvement & Community Outreach
Parent Involvement & Community Outreach (PICO) is a department within JUSD dedicated to strengthening the individual, family, and community. PICO’s mission is to encourage parents to become advocates for their child’s education; provide resources and services to foster growth and school readiness; and use community organization to build a healthier, connected community. This mission is put into practice with the aid of numerous programs, many of which are offered in partnership with local agencies and members of the community.
PICO boasts several programs to support early childhood learning. In
Pre-K STEM, children learn numbers, shapes, colors, patterns, measurement, weather, ecology, problem solving, and creative critical thinking skills. Another program,
ABC Music & Me, helps children ages two months to five years develop pre-literacy and language skills through music and story time. In these programs, parental involvement is the key to learning.
School Based Health Services make up another portion of PICO’s efforts to serve the community.
Project HeART eliminates barriers to learning such as vision, dental, and general access to health by providing a community care specialist to support JUSD students. On a larger scale, the
Troth Street Family Clinic provides entire families with high quality medical care through PICO’s partnership with Borrego Health.
Other notable services provided by PICO include
Group Counseling at school sites and
The CARE Closet, which provides clothing to children and adults in need.
Elliott Duchon, Superintendent, says it best: “Jurupa Unified is committed to serving the needs of the whole child and the needs of the whole community. Nothing exemplifies this more than JUSD’s own PICO program.”
The September 2020 Edition of The Horizon newsletter features four stories about PICO programs that have served the Jurupa Valley community. For a comprehensive list of PICO services, visit JUSD’s Parent Involvement & Community Outreach website at:
https://jurupausd.org/our-district/edserv/pico.
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