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Pregnancy Education & Parenting Program (PEP)

Pregnancy Education & Parenting Program (PEP)

picture of Veronica Mancillas pep coordinator

Veronica Mancillas
PEP Coordinator
(956) 473-6510​
vmancillas@uisd.net

Pregnancy. Education & Parenting Program

The mission of the Pregnancy, Education, and Parenting (PEP) Program is to enable school-age parents, through education, to become self-sufficient, responsible, job-oriented citizens. The Program’s goal is to reduce the number of students who drop out of school due to pregnancy and/or parenthood and to recover young parents to the educational system.

 

  • Counseling
  • Transportation for student, and the student’s child(ren), as appropriate, to and from the campus or child care facility
  • Child care for the student’s child(ren), as appropriate, at a child care facility in close proximity to the home or campus
  • Instruction (inside and/or outside the classroom) related to child development, parenting and home and family living
  • Health services, including services from the school nurse and certified athletic trainer
  • Case Management and Service Coordination (assistance in obtaining available services from government agencies and/or community service organizations)
  • Technology Resources
  • Tutoring Services
  • Compensatory Education Home Instruction (Face to Face and/or Virtual Instruction)

Pregnancy Related Services (PRS) are Support Services including Compensatory Education Home Instruction (CEHI) a pregnant student receives during the pregnancy prenatal and postpartum periods to help her adjust academically, mentally and physically stay in school.

These services are delivered to the student when:

  • the student is pregnant and attending classes on a district campus; the pregnancy prenatal period prevents the student from attending classes on a district campus; and
  • the pregnancy postpartum period prevents the student from attending classes on a district campus
Name Position Email Phone
Annette Winch PEP Coordinator awinch@uisd.net (956) 473-6506
Marco Salazar PEP Case Manager msalazar@uisd.net (956) 473-6022
Rosalva Borrego-Mandujano CEHI Teacher rosabo57@uisd.net (956) 473-6507
Maiva I. Garcia CEHI Teacher migarcia@uisd.net (956) 473-6508
Ingrid Martinez CEHI Teacher ingrid.martinez@uisd.net (956) 473-6509
Patricia L. Melendez CEHI Teacher pmelendez@uisd.net (956) 473-6023
Sandra Landeros PEP Secretary slande64@uisd.net (956) 473-6510

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    • Counseling
    • Transportation for student, and the student’s child(ren), as appropriate, to and from the campus or child care facility
    • Child care for the student’s child(ren), as appropriate, at a child care facility in close proximity to the home or campus
    • Instruction (inside and/or outside the classroom) related to child development, parenting and home and family living
    • Health services, including services from the school nurse and certified athletic trainer
    • Case Management and Service Coordination (assistance in obtaining available services from government agencies and/or community service organizations)
    • Technology Resources
    • Tutoring Services

    • Compensatory Education Home Instruction (Face to Face and/or Virtual Instruction)

  • Pregnancy Related Services (PRS) are Support Services including Compensatory Education Home Instruction (CEHI) a pregnant student receives during the pregnancy prenatal and postpartum periods to help her adjust academically, mentally and physically stay in school.

    These services are delivered to the student when:

    • the student is pregnant and attending classes on a district campus; the pregnancy prenatal period prevents the student from attending classes on a district campus; and
    • the pregnancy postpartum period prevents the student from attending classes on a district campus