Gainesville
HCFCN
Butler Center
School Attendance
Early Childhood Education
100
One of the nation's most popular inland water destinations.
Lake Lanier
100
HCFCN stands for...
Hall County Family Connections Network
100
____ Newsletter connects the community to resources.
The Bridge
100
Define chronic absenteeism
Chronic absenteeism, a primary cause of poor academic achievement, is defined as missing at least 10 percent of days in a school year for any reason, including excused and unexcused absences.
100
Georgia's early childhood education program
Headstart
200
It is known as the _____ capital of the world.
Poultry
200
What does HCFCN do in Gainesville?
Connecting families to resources and supporting the community to reach their full potential.
200
Originally called ____ ______ ______
E.E. Butler High School
200
What does the research report about students with poor attendance in kindergarten?
It tends to continue throughout school career with increased drop out rates.
200
90% of brain growth happens by age _____.
6
300
Located in the foothills of these beautiful mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
300
Hosted this major event March 2024
Resilience Conference
300
Named after the first Black Physician in Hall County
Emmett Ethridge Butler
300
Difference between truancy and chronic absenteeism
300
Studies indicate that children with well-developed social and emotional abilities during their early years tend to achieve greater _____ ______ as they grow older.
academic success
400
The average population in Gainesville according to the 2020 Census.
42,296
400
All Hall County children will become educated, healthy, safe, productive, _________.
Self-sufficient adults
400
First opened in _____ while segregation was still in effect.
1962
400
Chronic absenteeism translates into students having difficulty learning to ______ by the third grade.
read
400
Children Enrolled in Head Start in 2020
20,282
500
Located approximately ___ miles northeast of Atlanta
50
500
Who is the current chair of the HCFCN board?
Phillippa Moss
500
The Butler Center houses a gym that has __basketball goals, __ office spaces, and ___ large classrooms.
4 basketball goals, 5 office spaces, and 3 large classrooms.
500
Children living in poverty are ____ times more likely to be chronically absent.
two to three times
500
Early childhood education has also been linked to improved ______________ outcomes in adulthood.
socio-economic outcomes
Evidently, individuals who receive a high-quality early education are more likely to graduate from high school, seek a degree, and pursue a career.