LAUSD plans to pair 27,000 vulnerable students with mentors to serve as role models, supporters and cheerleaders.
Last academic year about one-half of the district’s students were chronically absent, meaning they missed at least 10% of their school days. That rate has dipped to a little below 40% this year and a little below 30% when illness-related absences are excluded, Carvalho said, adding that, nevertheless, it remains too high.
“At 17 I was homeless. I slept under the bridge. I felt threatened,” he said. “There are children who are far younger than I was, and close to 40 years later they’re experiencing the same tragic existence.” “What she did beyond the classroom with me changed my life,” Carvalho said. “I got to graduate high school while my other brothers and sister didn’t. Something clicked because someone cared about me.”
“Research says attendance improves, reading and math performance improve, behavioral issues decrease,” Carvalho said, referring to the results of mentoring.
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