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Gilmer County board hears Communities in Schools update; attendance rates down and funding outlook uncertain
Summary
Miss Mason updated the board on the Communities in Schools program, saying chronically absent rates have fallen to about 17% and describing partner-led services and a state earmark; board members pressed for clearer reporting and noted staffing and funding declines since program start-up.
Miss Mason, the presenter for the Communities in Schools program in Gilmer County, told the board the program — implemented in the 2022 school year — has produced measurable gains in academics and attendance and now emphasizes reducing chronic absenteeism. “We are currently at about 17% for our chronically absent rate,” she said, and added the county monitors students and cohorts monthly.
Miss Mason described CIS’s tiered approach to supports (tier 1–3), evidence-based curricula such as Journey of Hope and Second…
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