District data: most students have zero office referrals; attendance goal set at 95%

District staff presented September conduct data and an updated attendance report to the Committee on Student Conduct on Oct. 15.

Stacy Champy, MTSS director, said district-level dashboards show that 91.5 percent of students had zero office referrals for the period reported and that referrals concentrate in grades six, nine and ten. Champy noted the dashboard records both referral counts and unique students (for example, 370 students generated 459 referrals in an example shown).

An attendance presenter summarized the new attendance-format report and the district's focus on the "movable middle" of students attending 80–90 percent of school days. The district-wide percentage of students attending 80–100 percent of days was reported at 92.3 percent; the presenter said the district's goal is to reach 95 percent by June 30. By level the presenter reported: elementary 94.96 percent, middle 93.66 percent and high school 87.09 percent (data through Oct. 10). The presenter said next month the report will break out 80–90 vs. 90–100 to make the "movable middle" visible.

Committee members asked for more granular and historical data on class cuts; staff said they would provide a deeper breakdown next month (for example, whether cuts are one-offs or repeated events and which schools differ in tracking methods). The committee also discussed outreach strategies (three-day phone calls and parent conferences) and asked staff to return formal feedback from principals and social workers after November follow-up.