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Persistent Problems <br />Too many: <br />• Children not ready for <br />kindergarten, not reading <br />by 3rd grade. <br />"While scores from Florida <br />Kindergarten Readiness <br />Screener (FLKRS) has <br />improved for IRC in recent <br />years, moving from 50% to <br />54%, and for 3rd grade <br />English language arts <br />proficiency, moving from <br />50% to 60%, there is more <br />work to be done before our <br />children fall behind." <br />Persistent Problems <br />Too many: <br />• Teens vaping, pregnant, <br />missing school, not <br />graduating. <br />• 23% of youth currently use <br />cigarettes, vaping, etc. <br />Increasing in IRC, and higher <br />than state average. <br />• 16% of births to teen <br />mothers, which has declined <br />over the years but still higher <br />than state average. <br />• Higher levels of chronic <br />absenteeism, high school <br />drop out rates among Black <br />and Hispanic students, which <br />is higher than state average. <br />J n n+ <br />AVA <br />COYMU,N u....M \ N.p WtlfUnSYM t �y,i✓ <br />45 �;�g►.{ <br />OOMMUN� TW <br />10/06/2020 5.A. <br />M, <br />