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District presents corrective action plans after New Jersey sets 10% chronic-absence threshold
Summary
District staff presented school-based corrective action plans required under New Jersey guidance for schools exceeding 10% chronic absenteeism; the presentation outlined a three-tier intervention framework and cited credits, truancy and special-education and transport challenges for some populations.
Manchester Township School District staff presented school-specific corrective action plans at the board meeting after describing the state’s chronic-absence threshold and the district’s response.
An unidentified presenter explained that New Jersey requires schools with more than 10% chronic absenteeism to create corrective action plans. The presenter read the definition used by the state: ‘‘chronic absenteeism is defined by the state as any student who misses 10% or more of school, which in 180 school days,…
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