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Caroline County Public Schools reports improved attendance and outlines interventions to cut chronic absenteeism
Summary
Midyear data presented Feb. 11 shows a district attendance rate of 93.8% (midyear) and 164 students classified as severely chronically absent (~4%); speakers said tutoring, Saturday school and targeted family outreach funded partly by the All In grant are helping reduce absences.
Caroline County Public Schools presented a midyear review of attendance and student-performance metrics at its Feb. 11 board meeting, reporting gains in districtwide attendance and renewed focus on interventions for chronically absent students.
District presenters said the ATTEND program’s midyear snapshot (data run Feb. 4) shows a district attendance rate of 93.8 percent and an average student absence of just over six days so far this school year. Presenters said 164 students — about 4 percent of the active student population — were classified as severely chronically absent. Program staff attributed progress to a suite of tactics: targeted automated attendance communications, parent conferences, weekly…
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