The goals of ATLAVOS (an association of teachers of low achieving/vocationally oriented sophomores/students) are to help sophomores/students adjust to high school and their new responsibilities and freedom, and to promote interest and involvement in school or community for these students. (PHR)

To help families of latchkey children, school personnel must understand the problems they face; identify families in need of assistance through parent and student surveys and interviews; and provide services to assist them, such as parent education programs, networking, discussion groups, survival skills training, and student assessment and…