Every Child Valued

The mission of Every Child Valued is to motivate the young residents of Lawrence Township to reach their highest potential as educated and fulfilled adults, to strengthen families, to combat racial, cultural, and socioeconomic isolation, and to build a sense of community.

ECV pursues this mission because it envisions the elimination of the historic pattern of achievement gaps among participating children in the Lawrence Township Public Schools.

To these ends, ECV operates sustainable programsincluding after school programs, summer enrichment programs, and other educational programsin cooperation with the Lawrence Township Public Schools (LTPS), Educational Testing Service, and other organizations. Such programs aim to establish and realize high expectations for participants academic performance. These participants include children and young people who live in Eggerts Crossing Village and the surrounding community. Consistent support and encouragement from highly engaged parents are critical components of ECVs programs.

ECV aims to design its programs so that they reflect best practices documented in research literature. In order to continuously strengthen its programs effectiveness in terms of achieving ECVs mission and realizing its strategic vision, ECV will use formal assessments of student attendance and student/family attitudes toward education and apply the results toward program improvements. ECV will consider its programs successful when these formal assessments demonstrate that the program has significantly enhanced the educational experience of students and families.

ECVs programs focus primarily on the needs of LTPS students in grades K-6. As opportunities arise and funds become available, ECV will expand its services to include young people in pre-Kindergarten and in grades 7-12 and also to include greater numbers of participants in grades K-6.

As opportunities arise, ECV will assist members of other communities within Lawrence Township and beyond, helping them to adapt the ECV model to the needs of their children.

Child Ages:

2.5 years - 13 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

New Jersey Department of Children and Families

Preschool:

Yes