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Lincoln School principal outlines attendance and achievement strategy as chronic absenteeism persists
Summary
Lincoln Elementary principal presented data showing chronic absenteeism, targeted interventions (incentives, small-group interventions) and test-score trends; the board heard a separate high-school dropout update and districtwide mitigation measures.
The principal of Lincoln School reported to the Chickasha Board of Education on efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism, raise academic achievement and increase family engagement at the intermediate site.
The principal said the school set a goal to raise attendance by 10% and is using incentives (classroom snow-cone rewards for monthly 90% attendance and "Pizza with the Principal" for monthly perfect attendance) and classroom-level competitions to encourage daily attendance. The presentation used data captured as of Jan. 30 showing total Lincoln enrollment of 312 and 87 students identified as chronically absent (27.9%); the principal noted removing nine students no longer enrolled would lower the percentage to roughly 24%.
On academics, the principal reported progress on ELA and math using small-group…
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