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Buckingham Elementary leaders braid Judy Center, Title I and community-school funds to boost family supports
Summary
School leaders described a year-long effort to coordinate Judy Center early-childhood services, Title I classroom supports and a new community school coordinator to provide unified workshops, childcare and outreach to families.
Chris Welch, principal of Buckingham Elementary School, told the Worcester County Board of Education the school has spent the past year coordinating three programs to expand services for students and families. Buckingham staff combined the Buckingham Judy Center, Title I resources and a new community-school coordinator to avoid duplicating services and extend outreach to younger siblings and adult family members.
The effort, Welch said, began after a directive from curriculum staff to “collaborate with our Judy Center, our Title I program, and our concentration-of-poverty funds,” and the team convened monthly to plan events and family supports. Tanya Morris Davis, site manager of…
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