  {"id":13962,"date":"2022-09-08T11:56:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T18:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communityinitiatives.org\/project-portal\/?p=13962"},"modified":"2022-09-08T11:56:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T18:56:56","slug":"project-news-september-8-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communityinitiatives.org\/project-portal\/knowledge-blog\/project-news-september-8-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Project News | September 8, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Attendance Works<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/a-quarter-of-san-francisco-public-school-students-were-chronically-absent-last-year\/article_3ceded7a-12b7-11ed-92af-435456d0c408.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13963 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/communityinitiatives.org\/project-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/attendance-works-300x181.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a>Chronic Absenteeism, a term coined by Hedy Chang (founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.attendanceworks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attendance Works<\/a>), is defined as students who miss 10% (18 days) of school in a year. In San Francisco, the rate of chronic absenteeism has reached 24%, which is well above the 17% national average. Vulnerable populations make up a significant portion of students who are chronically absent.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/a-quarter-of-san-francisco-public-school-students-were-chronically-absent-last-year\/article_3ceded7a-12b7-11ed-92af-435456d0c408.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Salinas Community Science Workshop<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montereycountyweekly.com\/opinion\/mcnow_intro\/programs-prove-that-science-can-be-fun-as-well-as-a-great-way-to-explore\/article_e3b8ce56-06f8-11ed-a446-7fdc6b58dab5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13964 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/communityinitiatives.org\/project-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/salinas-community-science-workshop-300x194.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/a-quarter-of-san-francisco-public-school-students-were-chronically-absent-last-year\/article_3ceded7a-12b7-11ed-92af-435456d0c408.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salinas Community Science Workshop<\/a> received some positive publicity in a recent write-up in the Monterey County Weekly publication. They let readers know about their program and the successes they&#8217;ve achieved throughout their first year. In the article, they mention that they are working on developing a mobile science lab so they can bring science to kids!<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montereycountyweekly.com\/opinion\/mcnow_intro\/programs-prove-that-science-can-be-fun-as-well-as-a-great-way-to-explore\/article_e3b8ce56-06f8-11ed-a446-7fdc6b58dab5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Radical Monarchs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_az3rJP-3RiWRMyq53Nxp7w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13967 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/communityinitiatives.org\/project-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Radical-Monarchs-300x280.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cslx.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radical Monarchs<\/a> are looking for some incredible and motivated individuals to bring the Radical Monarch Movement to new cities in 2023. Find out more about the responsibilities of being a Radical Troop Leader by attending their upcoming info session.<\/p>\n<p>Topics for the webinar include:<\/p>\n<p>The recruitment process and timeline<br \/>\nCommunity Cost Structure<br \/>\nRadical Badge Units<br \/>\nQ&amp;A<br \/>\nThursday, September 15, 2022 5:00 PM (PDT)<\/p>\n<p>Register for the event <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_az3rJP-3RiWRMyq53Nxp7w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>CA Community Schools Learning Exchange<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cslx.org\/events\/cs-fundamentals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13966 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communityinitiatives.org\/project-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ca-community-schools-learning-exchange-300x157.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cslx.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CA Community Schools Learning Exchange<\/a> (CSLX) and the National Center for Community Schools are proud to announce the Community Schools Fundamentals Workshop! From September 19-30, 2022, CSLX will hold four two-day events in Sacramento, San Jose, San Diego, and Fresno.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about these events and register <a href=\"https:\/\/cslx.org\/events\/cs-fundamentals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Let us know what\u2019s going on with your project and we\u2019ll do our best to get it into the next Project News and share on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Email Stephanie at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:communications@communityinitiatives.org\">communications@communityinitiatives.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to learn more about our projects, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/communityinitiatives.org\/project-portal\/our-projects\/support-a-project\/\">visit our projects page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attendance Works Chronic Absenteeism, a term coined by Hedy Chang (founder of Attendance Works), is defined as students who miss 10% (18 days) of school in a year. 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