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District launches attendance‑awareness month campaign, outlines multi‑tier supports for chronic absenteeism
Summary
Student services presented attendance‑awareness initiatives, defined chronic absenteeism and described multi‑tiered supports (MTSS), school spirit activities, check‑in/check‑out programs, school‑level teams and referrals for intensive cases.
The district's student-services team presented its attendance-awareness plan Wednesday, outlining how schools will use multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) and targeted interventions to reduce chronic absenteeism.
Definition and scale: presenters defined chronic absenteeism as missing 10 percent or more of school days (including lawful and unlawful absences) and noted that missing two days per month can equal roughly a full year of missed instruction over time. "Attendance matters because you matter. Every school day counts," the team said…
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