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Third‑quarter dashboard: attendance and discipline trends, student services referrals reported
Summary
District staff posted third‑quarter data on the public dashboard showing 15% of students with 14 or more cumulative absences and 6% with seven or more unexcused absences; 659 students (19%) had one or more discipline incidents through the third quarter. Staff described how reports are used to drive attendance and support referrals.
The district’s research and data team presented third‑quarter dashboard updates on March 10, showing cumulative attendance, discipline and student‑service referral data and explaining how the information is used to target supports.
Key attendance and discipline figures - Attendance: Staff reported that 15% of students had 14 or more cumulative absences (excused and unexcused) through the third quarter and 6% had seven or more unexcused absences. The presenter explained that the state counts 18 total absences as chronically absent and nine or more unexcused absences as chronic truancy; the dashboard uses quarter thresholds to flag at‑risk students earlier for intervention. - Discipline: Cumulative third‑quarter discipline data showed 659 students (19% of the student body) with one or more discipline incidents. Staff broke down actions taken for incidents: 57% conferences, 4% inside suspension, 2% outside suspension, 3% alternatives to suspension, 5% restorative practices and smaller percentages for detention and study restrictions. - Student services referrals: The third quarter saw 302 universal referrals; staff also reported social work and AIT referrals and noted IEP problem‑solving activity for identified students.
How the data is used: The district runs detailed attendance reports and disaggregates them by grade and demographic groups. Students who meet threshold criteria are referred to Student Support Teams, social workers or a truancy officer (named in the meeting as Brent Nance) for problem‑solving meetings with families. The data team said reports are used to develop targeted support groups and interventions.
Access: Staff noted the dashboard is publicly available on the district website under the research/data dashboard and that the current view is a third‑quarter snapshot; end‑of‑year state data will allow reconciliation and possible adjustments to reporting thresholds.
Board interest: Board members asked how the dashboard reports translate into specific interventions and who is accountable for follow‑up; staff described SST referrals, social work groups and partner involvement with North Cook truancy services.
