{"id":3856,"date":"2016-05-30T16:08:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T20:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reseaureussitemontreal.ca\/en\/?p=3856"},"modified":"2018-11-05T14:50:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T19:50:32","slug":"quebec-governmoked-on-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reseaureussitemontreal.ca\/en\/quebec-governmoked-on-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu\u00e9bec government invests in school perseverance initiatives of Montreal Hooked on School"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press release<\/p>\n

Qu\u00e9bec government invests in school perseverance initiatives of\u00a0\u00a0Montreal Hooked on School<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Montreal, May 30, 2016\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Montreal Hooked on School (MHS) is extremely pleased with the Qu\u00e9bec government\u2019s announcement to invest nearly $2.8 million in MHS\u2019s initiatives to promote school perseverance among young Montrealers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank the government for this vote of confidence in Montreal Hooked on School\u2019s capacity to mobilize Montreal society and organizations from all sectors toward engagement in school perseverance. This investment will allow us to continue the work we started in 2009 with our local and regional partners,\u201d notes Pierre Boulay, first vice-chair of Montreal Hooked on School\u2019s board of trustees and director general of the Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l\u2019\u00cele.<\/p>\n

MHS: helping communities mobilize around school perseverance<\/strong><\/p>\n

The government announced the funding for Montreal Hooked on School this morning at Calixa-Lavall\u00e9e high school<\/a> in Montr\u00e9al-Nord. The school\u2019s close ties with the local community include hosting the organization Programme Horizon Jeunesse. This collaboration between Calixa-Lavall\u00e9e, Horizon Jeunesse, and other local stakeholders is a tangible illustration of how a mobilized community can benefit young people. \u201cWe must work together for our young people! Here in Montr\u00e9al-Nord, we have a number of projects that involve the entire community. Thanks to the support of Montreal Hooked on School, we have school\/family\/community partnership agents who work with all local schools and organizations, which benefits all of our young people and their families. MHS has also helped Programme Horizon Jeunesse build partnerships and broaden its activities to include initiatives designed to help youth develop their professional aspirations,\u201d explains Pierre-Richard Simon, director of Programme Horizon Jeunesse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A strategy to support coordinated local initiatives<\/strong><\/p>\n

Montr\u00e9al-Nord is one of the neighbourhoods where MHS has implemented its strategy to support and guide coordinated local action<\/a>. This strategy focuses on coordinating the priorities of schools and communities and on partnerships between organizations in order to help young people persevere and succeed in school. This joint engagement of stakeholders has borne fruit: more youth in Montr\u00e9al-Nord are staying in school. \u201cThe new impetus provided by Montreal Hooked on School has allowed us to come together as a community and concentrate on the actions that benefit young people the most. We are now seeing the tangible results of these joint efforts: a reduction in the dropout rate at local-area schools. But the work isn\u2019t finished yet; we also must persevere to ensure that all of our young people succeed at school,\u201d stresses Dominic Blanchette, principal of Calixa-Lavall\u00e9e high school.<\/p>\n

School perseverance in Montreal: the situation is improving<\/strong><\/p>\n

The high school graduation rate in Montreal has risen from 67.7 percent in 2009 to 76 percent in 2014. These numbers reflect the tireless work of hundreds of organizations and stakeholders in all sectors working with parents, teachers, and school administrations to help kids succeed at school. However, the dropout rate remains significant: one young Montrealer in five still drops out before getting a high school diploma or equivalent. To achieve and surpass the Qu\u00e9bec government graduation-rate target (80 percent by 2020), we must continue to improve the situation of young people in Montreal.<\/p>\n

Montr\u00e9al-Nord by the numbers (French-language schools)<\/strong><\/p>\n