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OPS attendance improves in 2024–25 but gaps remain; district to embed attendance goals in school improvement plans
Summary
OPS said 32,008 students attended regularly (missing fewer than nine days) in 2024–25, with elementary schools meeting the attendance goal rising from 24.6% to 58.5% this year; the district will align attendance goals to school improvement plans, expand coaching, and revise Attendance Policy 5008.
Lisa Utterback, presenting the ethic‑of‑care goal on attendance, reported district gains in 2024–25 and outlined next steps to embed attendance work in school improvement efforts.
Utterback said attendance data for 2024–25 were preliminary as of May 27, 2025. She reported that the district’s elementary schools count increased from 63 to 65 as two schools were added. The share of elementary schools meeting the district attendance goal rose from 24.6 percent in 2023–24 to 58.5 percent in 2024‑25. At middle school level, 61.5…
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