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New attendance team outlines tiered plan and new record rules as district seeks to cut chronic absenteeism
Summary
Joseph “Joe” Feeney, the district’s new director of attendance, told the board Dec. 10 that the attendance office will bolster building-based teams, implement a tiered intervention model and change record-keeping rules — including a central “83100” homeroom for long-term no-show students — in pursuit of a 25% reduction in chronic absenteeism by 2028.
Joseph "Joe" Feeney, the district’s new director of attendance, told the board on Dec. 10 that the attendance office is reorganizing to support school-based teams and to reduce chronic absenteeism by 25% by 2028.
Feeney described a team of seven attendance specialists who coach building attendance teams on best practices, home visits, community resources and data use. "We believe that our ability to support the different unique needs and systems of each school allows our framework to be flexible while still implementing best practices," he said.
The presentation defined key terms used across New York districts: chronic absenteeism (missing 10% of school days), severe chronic absenteeism (20%) and average daily attendance. Feeney reported district-average daily attendance at about 80.1% in December 2024, and noted the usual pattern of a…
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