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Holliston's safe-and-supportive schools coordinator reports drop in chronic absenteeism, outlines sustainability plan
Summary
Jeriel Vernay presented data showing a 6.2 percentage-point drop in chronic absenteeism over two years and described plans to sustain SEL, PBIS and family engagement work despite a steep grant cut.
Jeriel Vernay, Holliston's district coordinator for Safe and Supportive Schools, reported Sept. 25 that the district has seen measurable declines in chronic absenteeism and outlined plans to sustain and integrate social-emotional and behavioral supports across the district.
Vernay told the committee the district's chronic absenteeism has dropped 6.2 percentage points over two years and that every major student subgroup showed decreases. "We have continued to show those gains here in Holliston," Vernay said, adding the improvement reflects coordinated teaming among educators, counselors, school psychologists and families.
Vernay described his work as an integration of SEL (social-emotional learning), PBIS…
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