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Marion County schools roll out attendance campaign and new data tools to cut chronic absenteeism
Summary
District staff presented Goal 2 metrics from the strategic plan, outlined a districtwide attendance campaign and said an Attendance Intervention Suite (AIS) will be rolled out to provide early-warning data, translations and automated messages to families.
Marion County Public Schools presented an update on Strategic Plan Goal 2 — "safe and positive learning environments" — on Aug. 21 and described a multi-pronged strategy focused on attendance, safety and student supports. Deputy Superintendent Michael Whitehouse and attendance staff outlined a new attendance awareness campaign and a software rollout intended to identify and intervene with students at risk of chronic absenteeism.
Deputy Superintendent Michael Whitehouse told the school board the district has completed four years of strategic-plan tracking and that reducing chronic absenteeism remains a major objective. Attendance lead Dawn O'Dell described the districtwide campaign, this year titled “Here today, ready for tomorrow,” and said district teams will recognize schools that show the greatest improvement. She noted the district’s chronic absenteeism rate at the close of the 2024–25 school…
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