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Rockdale schools outline plan to cut chronic absenteeism from 28.3% toward 11.8% goal
Summary
District officials presented data showing Rockdale’s chronic absenteeism at 28.3% for 2024–25, higher than the state, and described a multi-pronged strategy — family outreach, case management, early warning systems and community partnerships — to reduce the rate.
Rockdale County Public Schools officials presented data showing the district’s chronic absenteeism rate at 28.3% for the 2024–25 school year and outlined a plan of interventions aimed at reducing that rate to roughly 11.8%.
April Fallon, the district’s presenter on attendance issues, told the board the district’s chronic absenteeism rate (students missing 10% or more of enrolled days) rose after the COVID‑19 period and has stayed above the state average; the district’s 28.3% compared with about 19.5% statewide for 2024–25. Fallon said kindergarten and high school — particularly seniors — show notable rates of absence and that the district has identified primary reasons reported by students: illness (about three‑quarters of responses), doctor’s appointments, bad weather, family emergencies and…
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