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Albany district cites lower chronic absenteeism, seeks funding to expand community schools
Summary
District director reports decreases in chronic absenteeism and expanded food and health services at eight community schools but says additional grant funding will be required to add more sites.
Mikaela Townsend, director of community schools for the City School District of Albany, told the school board the district’s community‑schools initiative has produced measurable reductions in chronic absenteeism and expanded food and health services for students across eight sites. The district’s community‑schools work is funded through foundation aid and a partnership with United Community Schools, Townsend said.
Townsend said the district received $4,600,000 in community‑school foundation aid last year, with roughly $2.4 million supporting the eight community schools, about $1.7 million used…
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