District reports mixed Q2 academic and attendance gains, wide variability across schools

Summary

District leaders told the board that Q2 benchmarks showed improved average daily attendance, reductions in chronic absenteeism and declines in out-of-school suspensions, but implementation stages vary: 25 buildings at installation and 16 at initial implementation; leaders flagged subgroup disparities and asked for further analysis

Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools presented its Q2 QIESA (implementation and outcome) update on March 25, reporting district-level progress on attendance, disciplinary outcomes and interim academic measures while noting persistent subgroup differences and differences tied to program implementation stages.

Presenters included Dr. Danita Fernandez Flores (executive director of diploma-plus college and career instructional programs), Dr. Conrad and Dr. Sarah Lucero; Superintendent Dr. Anna Stubblefield and other district leaders joined the discussion.

District findings cited for quarter 2 included:

- Attendance and chronic absenteeism: The district reported it was exceeding its goal for average daily attendance for Q2 and showing reductions in chronic absenteeism for that quarter. Staff cautioned quarter 3 data might differ because of significant January weather events.

- Discipline and suspension: Behavior incidents were reported as on target and the district said out-of-school suspensions declined significantly in Q2 compared with prior measures.

- Postsecondary and graduation: The district reported postsecondary outcome measures improving through interim benchmarks; an early projection placed on‑time graduation near 77.5 percent but presenters framed that…

District reports mixed Q2 academic and attendance gains, wide variability across schools

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