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“As of 2024–25, Roswell Independent School District has four community schools, including Sierra Middle School—entering its fifth year of implementation—and University High School—an alternative school entering its third year of implementation. Sierra and University High have each created a nourishing school climate and culture by providing culturally responsive and restorative spaces, expanding opportunities for student voice and engagement, and stitching together a social safety net to address out-of-school learning barriers. Key accomplishments include a reduction in substance abuse at both sites (a focus identified by the community school site-based leadership teams), along with improvements in the graduation rate and disciplinary incidents at University High and improvements in staff retention and student reports of feeling cared for by an adult at Sierra.”