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St Charles CUSD 303 reports multi‑year drop in chronic absenteeism after student survey and attendance committee work
Summary
District presenters said chronic absenteeism has fallen across grade bands since the attendance committee began monthly work, citing block‑by‑block reductions and a student survey of about 5,156 secondary students that will inform next steps and a parent survey planned for January.
Dr. Audra Christiansen and family‑community liaison Atlee Smith told the St Charles CUSD 303 Board on Nov. 10 that the district’s attendance committee has produced measurable declines in chronic absenteeism across elementary, middle and high schools.
The presenters said the district uses the Illinois School Code definition of chronic absenteeism (missing 10% or more of school days) and analyzes attendance in eight blocks through the year to maintain consistent comparisons. Atlee Smith said the committee expanded outreach and data work, and “we ended up successfully serving 5,156 secondary students,” a sample the presenters…
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