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Springdale reports 73.33% free/reduced-lunch participation; district presses families to complete applications
Summary
District officials said they reached a 73.33% rate for free and reduced meal eligibility after an outreach campaign and described how the effort supports state and federal funding for services; the district also reported a net enrollment loss and fewer kindergartners this year.
Springdale School District officials told the school board on Sept. 9 that their outreach to families has increased the district's free and reduced meal application rate to 73.33%, a level the presenter said had not been reached in the previous four years.
The presenter said the district's outreach strategy includes contacting all roughly 21,600 families, operating a call center staffed by social workers in evening hours and daily data updates to avoid redundant…
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