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Wake County reviews behavioral-health strategy: attendance, SEL screening and restorative practices
Summary
Board members received a deep dive on priority 2 (student disposition and well-being): an attendance target of 95%, use of the BIMAS teacher screener (67,000 students screened last year), plans to pilot parent and student screening, and expansion of restorative practices and school-based mental health supports.
The Wake County Board of Education’s work session included a substantive presentation on behavioral health and student well‑being, centering on attendance, social-emotional screening and restorative approaches.
Lede: Staff told the board the district’s attendance goal is for students to attend at least 95% of their days in membership. Presenters described diagnostic work, data-quality improvements in Infinite Campus, and interventions to reduce chronic absenteeism.
Nut graf: District staff outlined layered supports: refine record-keeping and timing of attendance entry, explore real-time notifications to…
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