Former Manatee School Board member John Colon has advocated for the program to be duplicated in Manatee, but it is not an easy program to implement, Russell said. The Housing Authority and School Board must negotiate data sharing agreements, and it requires housing authorities to make school attendance a high priority. Plus, Manatee is served by two housing authorities — the Manatee Authority and a Bradenton Authority — and Bradenton’s agency does not have the necessary classification from the Housing and Urban Development to expand services.