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Boards push prevention, data‑sharing and a new dashboard to spot student needs earlier
Summary
County, school district and Children’s Services Council emphasized prevention and cross‑agency data to reduce crises: a Power BI dashboard identifying homeless students and at‑risk groups (4,000–6,000 homeless students), investments in early‑childhood screening, and data‑sharing agreements while noting privacy and statutory limits.
Leaders from Palm Beach County’s four taxing and service authorities used a joint meeting to stress prevention, shared data and coordinated services as the most effective way to reduce youth crises.
"About 65% of our budget goes 0 to 5," Lisa Williams Taylor, CEO of the Children’s Services Council, said while explaining CSC’s emphasis on early interventions. "We use the data on a regular basis to drive where we're gonna use our dollars."
Why it matters: Presenters argued that upstream investments — prenatal and infant risk screens, developmental screenings, mentoring for youth in the juvenile system, and behavioral health professionals in…
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