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CCSD piloting attendance-incentive program in 10 schools; district reports early gains
Summary
District said a nine-week pilot that rewards perfect attendance is showing early positive results at 10 schools; the pilot is funded with residual WSF dollars and will be evaluated by an external reviewer before any expansion.
Charleston County School District staff described a pilot program that rewards perfect attendance at 10 schools and presented early, week-by-week attendance figures on April 7.
What staff said: The pilot is in week five of a nine-week run and is funded with residual weighted student funding (WSF) monies left by schools that did not expand some activities in the first semester. Staff reported significant early gains: six of eight elementary and middle pilot schools saw double-digit increases in perfect attendance in weeks two and three compared with pre-pilot levels; individual…
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