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Explorers after‑school program served 95 students across five schools, director says
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Program director Julie Looney told the Smith County Board of Supervisors the Explorers after‑school program served 95 students this school year, ran Monday–Friday from August to May, and relied on community partnerships and 25 paid staff; she urged expansion and staff pay increases.
Julie Looney, director of the Explorers after‑school program and a school counselor at Marion Senior High School, told the Smith County Board of Supervisors on June 24 that the program served 95 students across five elementary schools during the just‑completed school year.
“Things ended — things went great this year, honestly,” Looney said. “For this school year, we served 5 of the elementary schools in Smith County … We served 95 students total this year, which was incredible.”
Looney said the program ran Monday through Friday from August to May and that staffing includes 25 people…
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