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Fall data: chronic absenteeism dips but district still eyes secondary attendance and subgroup gaps
Summary
Director Jeanne Corcoran told the board chronic absenteeism fell from 15.6% to 14.1% districtwide, participation in extracurriculars remains high overall, and subgroup performance (notably English language learners) needs targeted attention; the district will continue its continuous-improvement cycle.
Jeanne Corcoran, director of assessment, accountability and data, presented the district's fall data and told the board that the district's ESSA designation is "local support and improvement." She said chronic absenteeism "certainly improved district wide last year. We went from 15.6 percent to 14.1 percent," but emphasized that secondary students remain the greatest concern.
Corcoran described multiple assessment measures used across grades,…
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