POUGHKEEPSIE – The US Department of Education has awarded a $2.5 million, five-year grant to the Poughkeepsie City School District to be used to scale the district’s Community Schools Initiative across its five elementary schools.
Community schools collaborate with local nonprofits, health providers, community partners, and other agencies to coordinate and deliver services that improve conditions for student learning and healthy development.
The district will use the funding to support a range of evidence-based whole-child and community-wide supports including high-chose tutoring; afterschool and weekend enrichment; early childhood family education; and targeted interventions addressing chronic absenteeism and violence prevention.
“This funding will help expand on our school, home, and community approach to addressing the academic, social, emotional, and wellness needs of our students,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Eric Rosser.
“Over the last three years, we have worked hard to develop our district’s Community Schools model and believe this is a major turning point in ensuring our children succeed in school and life from cradle to career,” said Natasha Brown, executive director of Community Schools.
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