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North Clackamas board reviews multi‑tiered strategy to address chronic absenteeism
Summary
District staff presented data showing chronic absenteeism thresholds, attendance‑tracking improvements and targeted tiers of intervention; board members asked for more disaggregated and building‑level data and for clear success metrics.
The North Clackamas School District Board of Directors on Feb. 27 heard a presentation from the district’s student‑services team outlining current attendance data, how the district defines chronic absenteeism and the tiered interventions schools use to improve student attendance.
District staff said chronic absenteeism is defined as attendance below 90 percent and described new real‑time dashboards and verification processes intended to let school teams target support earlier.
Why it matters: Regular attendance is used by the district as a predictor of student success. Board members pressed staff for building‑level and demographic breakdowns to ensure interventions reach groups with the lowest attendance and to establish measurable targets for improvement.
District presentation and metrics Dr. Kalia Williams Rodriguez, the district’s chief of student family services, led the presentation with staff members who described three attendance categories used locally: “no absence issue” (95% attendance or higher), “trending chronic” (about…
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