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Community Board 11 committee weighs $30,000 pilot to boost attendance at Bronx high school
Summary
Community Board 11’s education committee heard a presentation from Miss Morris of the Collegiate Institute for Math and Science about piloting an attendance program (iGraduate/I Will Graduate) that would serve 30 students Feb–June at an estimated cost of $29,937.50; members asked for detailed quotes, pledged outreach and agreed to pursue letters of support and funding avenues.
Miss Morris, community associate at the Collegiate Institute for Math and Science, asked Community Board 11’s Education, Culture and Youth Services Committee on the evening the committee met to back a pilot attendance program for the Bronx high school she represents.
The school serves about "580 students," Miss Morris said, and reported attendance that recently dipped into the 70–80% range after typically running around 92%. Miss Morris asked the committee to consider support for a pilot with the vendor she has worked with, saying the program would run February through June, operate two days per week in-house, include home visits on other days and serve a rotating cohort of 30 students. "Their total is $29,937.50," she said of the initial pilot cost.
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