School Engagement and Academic Self-Concept – When a young person begins to believe that school is an important aspect of their life, we believe that they will value school more and therefore misbehave less. Based on discipline and adjudication reports, at intake, 95% of our population has exhibited persistent or chronic disruptive behavior in traditional school and 5% have engaged in criminal activity. Via a written contractual agreement that is fostered during our intake process, the Pro-Vision School staff, the young man enrolling in our program, and his legal guardian(s) agree to take the necessary steps to manifest success in the student’s life. As a result, we have found that on average after one year in our program, incidents of negative behavior and criminal activity drop to 85% and 3% respectively. After two years the numbers fall even further, to 75% and 0% respectively.

Sense of Safety – Pro-Vision attempts to create a sort of sanctuary, a safe haven for students who may experience
a very negative and even dangerous environment when they
leave campus. By having a variety of programs that operate
10-12 hours per day and on weekends, our students have
a place where they will have fun, build and maintain meaningful relationships with responsible adults and receive the nurturance that needed to sustain a healthy life. In addition to the regular school day, over 85% of our
students voluntarily participate in at least one other
Pro-Vision service that is offered.

Social and Developmental Growth – Teaching a
child the social and development skills to positively
participate and succeed in society is a very important
aspect of Pro-Vision’s mission. Through our character
education activities during the school day and our more comprehensive Manhood Development program, students
gain the skills necessary to become a positive force in their families, communities, and society at-large. Over 25% of our students have met the stringent requirements necessary to
join the Manhood Development program.

Since 1990 our programs have been successful in reversing cycle of poverty, violence, and despair that pervade the lives of our students. As a result, over 80% of our students graduate from high school and 24% are gainfully employed or enrolled in a post-secondary educational program.

As the school system is looked upon to do much more than to teach reading, writing, and arithmetic the Pro-Vision School strives to provide programs and services that allow public education, in partnership with families and the community at-large, to guide the social and behavioral well-being of our children. The services offered by the Pro-Vision School infuse a positive life philosophy into its students; a philosophy that creates positive thinking. This broad spectrum of services work together to strengthen the mental, moral, and physical character of the young men we serve.