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Early childhood social worker urges stronger outreach and logistics fixes; cites lost staff and missing mail slot
Summary
A district early childhood social worker who is retiring after 32 years told the board the department lacks an administrative voice, has lost staff and needs improved mail handling to receive medical records for evaluations; she also criticized the Encore Awards process as divisive.
Cheryl Howinski, an early childhood social worker in Racine Unified who said she has worked for the district for 32 years, addressed the board during public engagement and urged stronger outreach and administrative support for early childhood services.
Howinski said early childhood staff are often “the first point of contact with a family” and that many families do not understand district early childhood options. She said the…
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