Southeast Region

Grant Highlight

$35,000 to support Project Respect's Truancy Reduction Program in Pueblo School District 60

Pueblo School District 60

Pueblo School District 60 operates the Project Respect Truancy Reduction Program, which is a collaboration with the 10th Judicial District Court to assist students in obtaining a high school diploma. Students are required to be in school to learn and achieve success both academically and socially. To do this, the program provides students with intervention and prevention strategies. The goal of the Pueblo County Truancy Pilot Program is to reduce the truancy rate by identifying the causes of truancy and implementing effective interventions in order to give all children the educational opportunities they deserve.  Research indicates that truancy often leads to a life of delinquency and crime.  The Project Respect Truancy Program has been rated in the top three in the United Sates in the area of truancy prevention by the National Center for School Engagement and the Colorado Foundation for Families and Children.  

The Southeast Council’s grant supported advocates who lead the truancy program.

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