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Sugar Salem district touts 97% attendance goal, highlights use of ParentSquare and weekly tracking
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Sugar Salem School District board chair Kristen Galbraith and Superintendent Jared Jenks described a district campaign aimed at keeping student attendance near 97% and explained how staff track weekly attendance and chronic absenteeism.
Kristen Galbraith, board chair of the Sugar Salem School District, and Jared Jenks, the district superintendent, told the Idaho House Committee on Education on Feb. 18 that the district runs a multi-pronged campaign to keep students in class and to reduce chronic absenteeism.
"Our goal has been ... 97% or higher attendance in our school district," Galbraith said, describing posters, banners and school visits used to encourage families to prioritize daily attendance. She said the district shares its attendance goals with families at the start of the school year…
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