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District presents Iowa School Performance Profile results; postsecondary readiness and chronic absenteeism highlighted
Summary
District staff presented the Iowa School Performance Profile results, telling the board that chronic absenteeism decreased and postsecondary readiness rose after the district expanded and documented work-based learning; nine targeted schools exited targeted status since last year.
District staff presented Iowa’s school performance profiles Oct. 14, showing mixed results across buildings but notable gains in postsecondary readiness and a reduction in chronic absenteeism.
Lucas (district assessment staff) told the board the district recorded its largest gains in postsecondary readiness and in removing students from chronic absenteeism lists. “We dropped down 10%,” Lucas said, describing a nearly 10 percentage-point reduction in the share of students classified as chronically absent (students missing 10% or more of school days). He also said the district’s postsecondary-readiness score rose significantly after staff documented and expanded work-based learning opportunities.
District officials said the number of high-school courses classified as work-based learning rose from eight in 2023–24 to 37 in the current program-of-studies;…
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