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Albany schools report drop in chronic absenteeism as community-school partnerships expand
Summary
Director Mikaela Townsend told the board the district’s eight community schools showed improved outcomes — including a 7% decline in chronic absenteeism — while partnerships and pantry programs expanded; board members said funding is the primary barrier to adding more sites.
Mikaela Townsend, director of community schools for the Albany City School District, told the board that the district’s community-school model is reaching thousands of students and producing measurable gains.
Townsend said the program now operates at eight sites (six elementary schools and two middle schools) and highlighted results from recent evaluations: “There was a 7% decrease in chronic absenteeism across the seven community schools over three years,” and she said schools with a full-time coordinator for two or more years saw a roughly 15% reduction in chronic absenteeism. She also cited partner-supported…
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