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ACE

After School Program

ACE - Afterschool Centers on Education

Does your child need a place to go after school?

Is your child struggling with their homework?

Then ACE is the place to be!!

ACE is a FREE after-school program for economically disadvantaged and at-risk
students on twelve BISD campuses. Students participating in ACE will receive:
* Help with homework (tutoring if necessary)
* Enrichment activities such as art, music, theatre, film-making, photography, science,
cooking, and much more
* The opportunity to participate in Service Learning Projects

Campuses included in the program are:
• Bastrop High School
• Cedar Creek High School
• Genesis High School
• Bastrop Middle School
• Bastrop Intermediate School
• Cedar Creek Middle School
• Cedar Creek Intermediate School
• Bluebonnet Elementary
• Cedar Creek Elementary
• Lost Pines Elementary
• Red Rock Elementary
• Mina Elementary (Emile Elementary is bused to Mina.)

ENROLLMENT CRITERIA

Students that are enrolled in our program have to meet at least one of these criteria:

 Academics (C or less in any core day classes)

Failed 1 or more TAKS tests

Performed below average on TAKS

Attendance (Chronic Absences)

Behavior (repetitive, non-violent, referrals)

Principal and Counselor referral

LEP/ESL; language challenged

Income (CCMS Childcare Guidelines or on F/R Lunch)

Unemployed

Unskilled (linked w/workforce solutions; minimum wage)

Lost job in the past 6 months (possibility; debt to credit ratio)
***Transportation provided upon verified need***

ACE is offered Monday through Friday immediately after school at no charge to
families. Transportation is not provided for the Mina ACE program.

The ACE office is located at 906 Farm St. (next to the BISD Service Center.)
For additional information call the Sarah Belcher at 321-2565 ext. 1801
or the ACE office at 512-308-1601 or you can visit http://www.bisdtx.org/
AfterSchoolPrograms

NEWSLETTER



Ace Coordinator/Director for Mina Elementary
Sarah Belcher
sbelcher@bisdtx.org