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RSU 40/MSAD 40: district enrollment dips slightly; chronic absenteeism remains above state average

RSU 40/MSAD 40 School Board · December 5, 2024
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Summary

District officials reported a year-over-year decline in attending counts and highlighted persistent chronic absenteeism above the state average; the district is working with a county attendance consultant and rolling out an attendance tracker and communications plan.

RSU 40/MSAD 40 officials told the school board on Dec. 4 that Oct. 1 enrollment is finalized and that overall attending counts are down slightly from a year ago, with a districtwide decline of about 22 students.

An administrator summarized the Oct. 1 account and explained how different columns in the packet relate to funding: attending counts are the students physically at school, account-subsidy counts include only students eligible for state subsidy (excluding paid tuition), and equivalent-instruction counts include some homeschool students who attend part-time. "The change…

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