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Sullivan Middle School students describe attendance gains after counselor-run "Attendance Alliance"
Summary
Counselors at Sullivan Middle School presented an "Attendance Alliance" mentorship program that pairs chronically absent students with counselor mentors for short weekly meetings; presenters said attendance gaps began narrowing around week 17 and committee members praised the relationship-building approach while probing root causes.
Crystal Torres, an adjustment counselor at Sullivan Middle School, introduced the district's "Attendance Alliance," a counselor-led mentoring intervention for students with chronic absences.
"My name is Crystal Torres. I'm an adjustment counselor at Sullivan Middle School," Torres said, describing how counselors run 10- to 15-minute weekly meetings that blend relationship-building activities with individualized attendance plans. A video the presenters supplied was not played for the committee, but…
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