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Jackson Public Schools presents 2025–26 dropout prevention plan; targets chronic absenteeism and Provine restructuring
Summary
District leaders outlined a restructuring and intervention plan for 2025–26 that emphasizes early identification, family outreach and targeted supports for schools with low graduation rates, while reporting recent declines in discipline incidents and gains at several high schools.
Jackson Public Schools officials presented the district’s 2025–26 dropout prevention plan and outlined strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism, improve retention in early grades and raise graduation rates at struggling high schools.
The plan, presented by Dr. Anthony Johnson, director of dropout prevention, centers on three priorities: compliance with state requirements for schools under an 85% graduation threshold, targeted interventions for students ages 17–21 who have left school, and supports for transitions from juvenile detention back to school. Dr. Johnson said the district uses an early warning system to share assessment and attendance information across feeder patterns and to tier students for academic and behavioral supports.
Why it matters: Chronic absenteeism and low graduation rates are tied to long-term economic and social outcomes. The…
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