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SD U-46 reports lower chronic absenteeism, outlines restorative and crisis-response strategies
Summary
District staff told the Board of Education that chronic absenteeism and bullying reports have declined this year as the Department of Culture and Climate expands CPI and restorative-practices training and threat-assessment supports, while members pressed for more detail on racial disproportionality in referrals.
The School District U-46 Board of Education on March 24 heard an update from the district’s Culture and Climate team describing declines in chronic absenteeism and bullying reports and outlining expanded training and supports for schools.
Mark Canella, Coordinator for Culture and Climate, told the board the department has increased staff and training and has been focusing on universal and targeted supports, crisis response and restorative practices. “Our team has grown over the years. Currently, we have seven total certs, which is one per network,” Canella said, describing the district’s move to add CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) and restorative-practices trainers.
Canella said the district’s chronic absenteeism rate dropped from about 46.5 percent last year to 34.9 percent this year and that overall district attendance rose back to 89.9 percent as of March 20. He also reported fewer bullying investigations routed to the Culture and Climate office—66 this year…
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