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Giffen Memorial Elementary outlines attendance gains, pantry expansion and behavioral supports
Summary
Giffen Memorial principal and staff told the board the school serves 371 students, has improved attendance (reported 90% overall), reduced chronic absenteeism to about 30%, opened a full pantry and laundry services through a partner, and is using reset and refocus rooms as restorative behavior supports while continuing a tiered intervention reboot.
Principal Nicole Newman and assistant principal Dr. Little presented Giffen Memorial Community School’s annual update and progress to the board, highlighting enrollment, staffing, attendance work, community partnerships and behavioral supports.
Newman said Giffen serves 371 students (pre-K through fifth grade) with a student body that is roughly 54% Black and 27% Hispanic; she described hiring successes, one ongoing vacancy in first grade, and a new behavior specialist and returning…
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