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Wood Road principal highlights attendance gains, reading partnerships and PBIS character program
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Wood Road Elementary Principal Kelly Cataldo reported declining chronic absenteeism in kindergarten and first grade, a virtual book-club pairing elementary and high‑school students, and restoration of PBIS assemblies and building improvements to boost climate and belonging.
Wood Road Principal Kelly Cataldo told the Board of Education on June 4 that the school saw a decline in chronic absenteeism among kindergarten and first-grade students this year and described several initiatives to support reading, attendance and school climate.
Cataldo said the building’s overall attendance rate has remained near 93 percent so far this school year and that chronic absenteeism has fallen in recent reporting periods. She compared kindergarten and first-grade counts year to date: at one earlier snapshot 23.8 percent of kindergartners and 25 percent of first graders had missed 10 percent of the school year; her mid‑year headcount found 15…
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