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Danville schools report drop in chronic absenteeism, referrals after semester interventions
Summary
Danville Public Schools presented semester data showing chronic absenteeism declines (elementary down 37%, middle and high down 27%) and a 55% decrease in recorded referrals; district officials credited data monitoring, targeted interventions and expanded supports.
Miss McCraw, director of assessment and state reporting for Danville Public Schools, told the school board on Jan. 23 that the district’s semester data show declines in chronic absenteeism and disciplinary referrals and pointed to new monitoring tools and targeted interventions as key drivers.
"Our target is 11%," Miss McCraw said of the district chronic‑absenteeism goal, describing updates to the district’s DPSin3D data dashboard and regular reporting cadence that allows school and division leaders to track attendance by school and by student. She told the board the district has recorded a 37% reduction in elementary chronic absenteeism and a 27% reduction at both the middle and high school levels compared with the prior December reporting period.
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