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CCSD reports drop in chronic absenteeism; districtwide home visits a key strategy
Summary
District officials reported a decline in chronic absenteeism to about 27.7% at third quarter and described roughly 30,500 attendance home visits and continued summer interventions to sustain gains; board accepted the report 6-0.
The Clark County School District reported measurable decreases in chronic absenteeism at its May 8 board meeting and described a package of data-driven interventions the district credits with progress.
Associate Superintendent Kevin McPartland and Danielle Jones, director of chronic absenteeism and attendance enforcement, told trustees the district's chronic-absence measure had dropped to about 27.7 percent at the end of the third quarter, down several percentage points from the prior year. Jones said…
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