One of the nation's most popular inland water destinations.
Lake Lanier
HCFCN stands for...
Hall County Family Connections Network
____ Newsletter connects the community to resources.
The Bridge
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.
Georgia's early childhood education program
Headstart
It is known as the _____ capital of the world.
Poultry
What does HCFCN do in Gainesville?
Connecting families to resources and supporting the community to reach their full potential.
Originally called ____ ______ ______
E.E. Butler High School
What does the research report about students with poor attendance in kindergarten?
It tends to continue throughout school career with increased drop out rates.
90% of brain growth happens by age _____.
6
Located in the foothills of these beautiful mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
Hosted this major event March 2024
Resilience Conference
Named after the first Black Physician in Hall County
Emmett Ethridge Butler
Difference between truancy and chronic absenteeism
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
The average population in Gainesville according to the 2020 Census.
42,296
All Hall County children will become educated, healthy, safe, productive, _________.
Self-sufficient adults
First opened in _____ while segregation was still in effect.
1962
Chronic absenteeism translates into students having difficulty learning to ______ by the third grade.
read
Children Enrolled in Head Start in 2020
20,282
Located approximately ___ miles northeast of Atlanta
50
Who is the current chair of the HCFCN board?
Phillippa Moss
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.
Children living in poverty are ____ times more likely to be chronically absent.
two to three times
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.