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Southeast Polk board hears progress on chronic absenteeism, approves dropout-prevention plan
Summary
The Southeast Polk Community School District board on Jan. 9 approved the district's dropout-prevention and at-risk plan and received a detailed update on chronic absenteeism, which staff said has shown measurable improvement since its recent peak.
The Southeast Polk Community School District board on Jan. 9 approved the district's dropout-prevention and at-risk plan and heard an extensive update on chronic absenteeism and related interventions.
District staff told the board that "chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% or more of school for any reason," and said Southeast Polk mirrored national trends, rising from about 15% before the pandemic to roughly 29% at the peak. Staff reported recent improvements, saying 350 students who were chronically absent last year are no longer chronically absent, and the district has improved by 658 students since its peak year.
Why it matters: State law changes and heightened reporting requirements have focused attention on attendance.…
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