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  • Joseph C Caruso Elementary School
  • Keansburg, NJ
  • Half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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My name is Dana Florio, and I am a school counselor at the JCCES in Keansburg, NJ. Keansburg is a low-income area, where 24 percent of our students and their families live below the poverty level. Data shows that our district has a significant problem with chronic absenteeism. Our chronic absenteeism is twice the state average. My research shows, our families' inability to provide laundered clothing plays a part in our students' poor attendance. Our student population would benefit from having a washer and dryer installed in our school building. As I sit here typing this email, a third grade teacher, Mrs. Hummer, just peaked her head into my office to tell me that a student in her class revealed that she had not come to school the day before because she had no clean clothes. This is the reality for many of our students. Having a washing machine in our school building would enable our staff, students and maybe even our parents, to do laundry as needed. I strongly urge you to select our school to be awarded a washer. I believe this will boost our attendance rate and would be essential to increase the self-confidence of our students.

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My name is Dana Florio, and I am a school counselor at the JCCES in Keansburg, NJ. Keansburg is a low-income area, where 24 percent of our students and their families live below the poverty level. Data shows that our district has a significant problem with chronic absenteeism. Our chronic absenteeism is twice the state average. My research shows, our families' inability to provide laundered clothing plays a part in our students' poor attendance. Our student population would benefit from having a washer and dryer installed in our school building. As I sit here typing this email, a third grade teacher, Mrs. Hummer, just peaked her head into my office to tell me that a student in her class revealed that she had not come to school the day before because she had no clean clothes. This is the reality for many of our students. Having a washing machine in our school building would enable our staff, students and maybe even our parents, to do laundry as needed. I strongly urge you to select our school to be awarded a washer. I believe this will boost our attendance rate and would be essential to increase the self-confidence of our students.

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