they were part of that trauma. That is the hope for me, that we have the opportunities in place and the systems in place, so they don’t have this tremendous backpack on them the rest of their life.” The district’s approach combines practical infrastructure investments, innovative educational programming, and sustained partnerships to create conditions where students can define themselves beyond tragedy. With the new school opening, career academies expanding, and support systems deepening, Uvalde CISD builds toward a future where recovery becomes the prevailing narrative. career, military readiness pathways. More kids upping our graduation rate. More kids reading by third grade,” she says.“My greatest hope is that our data starts to show our kids are being highly successful and that our parents want to reengage with the district, so our enrollment would go up, our attendance would go up, and student achievement is solid.” Graeber offers a complementary perspective focused on individual student experience.“Hope means to me that we have perspective and opportunities for our kiddos, that they don’t feel it, that they rise above it,” she says.“It doesn’t matter where they were that day, 388 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 12
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