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Delray Beach official details youth programs, workforce push and new focus on early screening
Summary
Janai Bowens, the city’s education and external opportunities manager, described programs including Hacktivate Delray, workforce tours with the Chamber of Commerce and a shift toward early developmental screening to address student needs intensified by the pandemic.
Janai Bowens, education and external opportunities manager for the City of Delray Beach, outlined a series of city-backed efforts to support student achievement — from a civic-engagement program for middle and high schoolers to partnerships with local businesses for workforce pathways — during a recent Village Vibes podcast interview.
Bowens said Delray Beach plans to reengage stakeholders on the Campaign for Grade Level Reading, expand Hacktivate Delray (a six-month civic-engagement program for about 25 students run in partnership with local out-of-school providers), and increase coordination with the school district and community providers to address attendance, behavior and enrollment trends. “We are fostering the next generation of leaders,” Bowens said.
The nut of Bowens’s argument: city actions…
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