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High school placed on targeted improvement list over chronic absenteeism; board outlines interventions
Summary
The Tea Area School District reported that the high school has been designated a targeted school because a subgroup fell in the bottom 25% statewide for attendance; district staff outlined an action plan focused on monitoring, family outreach, incentives and targeted supports.
Tea Area School District 41-5 administrators told the board the district's high school has been designated a targeted school for improvement under state accountability rules because one student subgroup's chronic absenteeism rate placed it in the bottom quartile statewide.
District leaders said the designation stems from subgroup performance and attendance patterns tracked in the state reporting system. The district must submit an action plan to the South Dakota Department of Education in May for implementation during the 2025-26 school year. Staff described a timeline: notification in…
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