Sutter County Superior Court, Family Law Division, is proud to present "Rollercoasters", a curriculum, for children of change. Rollercoasters is designed for children ages 5 to 12 who have experienced a "Rollercoaster" of change in their family due to separation, divorce, or re-marriage.
Each group will meet for one hour (5:30pm to 630pm) at Yuba City High School, Room 823. There is no fee to enroll or complete this course; all materials are provided free of charge. The class size is limited to 10 children per class. Your child/children's attendance is mandatory; please make the proper arrangements. Parents are not permitted on site during class session.

The instructors for Rollercoasters are Phyllis Brokaw, M.A., an Instructor with Marysville Joint Unified School District, and Carrie Barlean, an Intervention Counselor with Yuba-Sutter Mental Health.

1. Instruction will be done in a specific age related basis. Children will be divided into two groups: ages five to eight and ages nine to twelve.
2. Each group will meet for one hour for eight weeks.
3. The proposed times are to be from 5:30 to 6:30.
4. Age groups will be instructed on separate nights. Ages five to eight will be instructed on Monday evenings and ages nine to twelve will be instructed on Tuesday evenings. A timeframe for the proposed first two sessions is as follows:
Group 1: TBA
Group 2: TBA
5. Parents will not be admitted to the group process, though they will be informed as to the design and the lesson plan of the eight week course. If circumstances arise, both instructors are mandated reporters.
6. The proposed group size by the Rollercoasters manual is from six to eight students based on their age group. It is proposed the five to eight year old age group be at six students and the nine to twelve year old age group be at eight students.
7. The proposed groups will be closed groups. New members will be serviced in the following eight week class cycle.
8. Pre and post tests will be utilized with each group. The effectiveness of utilizing the Rollercoasters materials and the proper teaching styles will be assessed at the end of each eight week class with reports to the Family Intervention Team.

For questions or assistance, please contact Janet Tracy at Sutter County Superior Court (Civil Division) 822-3304.