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ETHS board reviews new quarterly data dashboard; chronic absenteeism flagged as major concern
Summary
The board received a Q2 update to a public data dashboard covering academic supports, attendance, discipline and student services; administrators highlighted chronic absenteeism and cumulative discipline as areas for targeted intervention.
At the Jan. 13 board meeting, Evanston Township High School staff demonstrated updates to the district’s public data dashboard and highlighted attendance, discipline and academic‑support indicators that administrators said will guide interventions during the rest of the school year.
Research and assessment staff and student‑services leaders walked trustees through the dashboard’s second‑quarter tabs for academic supports (study centers, homework centers and Wildkit Academy), cumulative attendance and discipline measures and student‑services referrals. Staff said attendance and discipline metrics are now shown cumulatively for the semester to give the leadership team better real‑time context.
Key numbers presented to the board…
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