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Sugar Salem district credits publicity, parent outreach for high attendance
Summary
Sugar Salem School District told the House Education Committee it aims for 97% daily attendance and tracks chronic absenteeism; the district uses weekly tracking, ParentSquare, and community engagement to boost attendance.
Kristen Galbraith, board chair of the Sugar Salem School District, and Jared Jenks, the district superintendent, described to the House Committee on Education on Feb. 18 a local campaign that they say has raised daily attendance and encouraged greater parent engagement.
The nut graf: Sugar Salem set a district goal of 97% daily attendance and pairs publicity, weekly tracking, and parent outreach to reduce absences and chronic absenteeism. The district also recently adopted ParentSquare to improve communications and runs a parent advisory committee to solicit input.
Galbraith told the committee that the…
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