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Sugar Salem district credits attendance campaign for high daily attendance; highlights chronic absenteeism tracking
Summary
Sugar Salem School District leaders described a districtwide campaign that uses visible goals, parent communications and incentives to boost attendance and track chronic absenteeism, which district staff monitor weekly and report to Cognia accreditation.
Kristen Galbraith, board chair of the Sugar Salem School District, and Jared Jenks, the district superintendent, told the House Committee on Education on Feb. 18 that their district has pursued an attendance goal and visible communications to increase daily attendance.
Galbraith said Sugar Salem set a 97% attendance target and used posters, banners and classroom rewards — including visits from the superintendent in costume and ice cream deliveries — to encourage students and families…
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