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THE ALDER TRACK IN THE REYNOLDS SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SUPPORTED BY EIGHT FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS INCLUDING FOUR STUDENT SUCCESS SPECIALISTS WHO SUPPORT STUDENTS THROUGH A CASE-MANAGEMENT STYLE APPROACH. WE'VE FOUND THAT THIS APPROACH HAS LED TO NOTABLE ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT FOR STUDENTS.OUR COMMUNITY RESOURCE FUND WHICH DISTRIBUTES EMERGENCY FINANCIAL RELIEF ON A REFERRAL-BASIS SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTED A DIVERSE RANGE OF FAMILIES TO NEEDED RESOURCES, EXPANDING OUR REACH BEYOND STRICTLY FAMILIES WITH STUDENTS CURRENTLY AT ALDER ELEMENTARY AND DEMONSTRATING OUR SUSTAINED CONNECTIONS WITH STUDENTS AND THE DEEP COLLABORATION OF OUR IMPACT TEAM. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. OUR ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP FACILITATOR WHO LEADS THIS PROJECT IS BASED AT ALDER ELEMENTARY, AND IN THE PAST, SUPPORT HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT LIMITED TO CURRENT ALDER FAMILIES.OUR PRESENCE AS THE SOLE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION AT OUR LINCOLN STREET TRACK HAS ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE CRITICAL WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT, MAKING A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT. THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR MARKED OUR SECOND FULL YEAR AT EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE OUR LINCOLN STREET STUDENT'S PROGRESS TO. WE SERVED A COHORT OF 7TH-GRADE STUDENTS, SOME OF WHOM WERE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING TIER III SUPPORT. EACH OF THESE STUDENTS HAD AN INTERVENTION PLAN WITH OUR STUDENT SUCCESS SPECIALIST, FOCUSING ON IMPROVING THEIR GRADES AND ATTENDANCE. THE DEEP CONNECTIONS OF OUR STUDENT SUCCESS SPECIALIST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, STEMMING FROM HER OWN BACKGROUND AS A FORMER STUDENT, HAVE EARNED HER COMPLETE TRUST FROM STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. OUR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES HAVE ALSO BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL, FILLING A GAP LEFT BY DISTRICT TURNOVER OF THE FAMILY LIAISON POSITION. THE CREATION OF TWO PARENT GROUPS HAS FURTHER STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY TIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY.