June 13, 2008
Independent evaluator Joyce Schmeeckle of Schmeeckle Research in Lincoln said that in the first nine-month school year of the three-year grant, there were 1,657 referrals to the five social workers hired by the Grand Island school district.
That increased to 1,658 referrals in seven months of the grant's second year (results of the final two months of the 2007-08 school year have not yet been calculated). Full Story
Grand Island School Board: Social worker program proving successful; school lunch costs to go up
The Grand Island Independent
GRAND ISLAND —
The
K-5 social worker program appears to be accomplishing its objectives of
expanding elementary school counseling services while improving student
academic performance.Independent evaluator Joyce Schmeeckle of Schmeeckle Research in Lincoln said that in the first nine-month school year of the three-year grant, there were 1,657 referrals to the five social workers hired by the Grand Island school district.
That increased to 1,658 referrals in seven months of the grant's second year (results of the final two months of the 2007-08 school year have not yet been calculated). Full Story
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