Project REACH Earns Wilson County Recognition
The Innovation and Excellence in Public Education Award was awarded to Wilson County for its Project REACH program. This is a new award established to recognize the exemplary work of school boards that have found creative solutions to district challenges.
When this district realized how many students were not engaged in school during the pandemic, the board gave their full support to the creation of Project REACH. In January 2021, the superintendent initiated the project to identify students with 10 or more unexcused absences. The dedicated Project REACH Taskforce set out to connect with nearly 650 disengaged students, often through home visits, to address barriers and provide resources. Thanks in part to this board’s unwavering leadership, the district has reengaged 1,442 students since the initiative began
For its exemplary work, NCSBA awarded the district during the awards ceremony held on November 15 during the Association’s annual conference in Greensboro.
