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Central High outlines plan to raise 90%+ attendance rate to 55.3% by June 2025
Summary
Central High principal presented a data-driven attendance plan that aims to increase the share of students attending at least 90% of school days from 52.3% (2023-24) to 55.3% by June 17, 2025, and described MTSSB-tiered interventions, family outreach and targeted supports for EL students.
Deb Rookey, principal of Central High School, told the Manchester School District Committee on Student Conduct on Jan. 15 that the school aims to increase the share of students present for at least 90% of school days by 3 percentage points — from 52.3% in 2023–24 to 55.3% by June 17, 2025.
Rookey said the school is refining how it records daily attendance and implementing tiered interventions through attendance and truancy teams. “The goal is by 6/17/25, the number of students present for at least 90% of school days will increase by 3% by 52.3 percent from 23/24 to 55.3% in 24/25,” Rookey said. She described a mix of practices: biweekly attendance-team meetings, home visits, mailed 5/10/15-day letters, counselor check-ins and referrals to embedded mental-health providers.
Nut graf: The presentation combined current attendance figures with planned next steps. Rookey presented quarter‑one data showing improvement — 68% of students recorded 90%+…
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