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Norfolk Public Schools highlights school attendance challenge and chronic-absence concerns
Summary
NPS recognized schools for best and most-improved attendance during a divisionwide school-to-school attendance challenge and reiterated the harms of chronic absenteeism.
Norfolk Public Schools used a divisionwide school-to-school attendance challenge to recognize schools with top and most-improved attendance, stressing that chronic absenteeism — defined in the announcement as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason — significantly affects learning.
The division described themed spirit weeks and parades used by schools to promote attendance; examples in the announcement included Suburban Park Elementary and Crossroads School participating in spirit events and a parade handing over an attendance flag.
NPS warned that chronic absenteeism can hinder early reading skills, middle-school achievement and high-school graduation. The division congratulated schools with the best and most-improved attendance for December but did not list those schools by name in the announcement.
The announcement emphasized that across the division, schools are using creative campaigns to encourage students to be present, on time and ready to learn. Specific attendance rates and the names of recognized schools for December were not specified in the transcript.
