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"All In" partnership with Floyd County Schools seeks to curb student absenteeism
Summary
Presenters described an "All In" partnership with Floyd County Schools that aims to identify barriers to student attendance and connect families to supports such as food, clothing, housing and behavioral and mental-health services; speakers said some funding supported the collaboration but did not specify amounts.
Presenters described "All In" as a local partnership aimed at reducing chronic absenteeism in the school district. "All In is a partnership here with Duane Murphy Floyd County Schools," one presenter said, adding that "Some funding came through for us to partner together" to address attendance concerns.
A staff member outlined the program's goals and daily work. "Our goal is to get kids into school and to find the barriers that exist that are keeping them out of school," the staff member said, explaining that staff talk with students and families to identify needs and then "start reaching out and finding resources for them to help them in certain areas, whether it's food, clothing, housing, behavioral issues, mental issues." The staff member added, "But the ultimate goal is just to keep them in school."
The presenters also described how the program interacts with outside systems when attendance problems meet reporting thresholds: the presenter said the program sometimes must "make reports out to the community either to DCS or probation." The transcript uses the abbreviation "DCS" and does not expand it; the presenters did not provide further detail about thresholds, reporting criteria or the amount and source of the funding that supports the partnership.
On approach, a presenter said attendance is a learned habit that requires both proactive reinforcement and timely intervention when problems arise. "I think the biggest thing is we understand that attendance is a habit," the presenter said. "And so the biggest thing we want to do is make sure that we're reinforcing that habit... and getting those students back on the right track."
Speakers did not propose formal board action or a vote during the recorded remarks; the session consisted of a program overview and description of casework practices. The presenters emphasized connecting families to services and checking in with students as the main strategies to improve daily attendance.
