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Iowa will require exact-minute absenteeism reporting; district warns conversion will make chronic absenteeism appear higher
Iowa City Community School District Board Meeting · December 17, 2025
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Summary
Board discussion explains Iowa's shift to reporting exact minutes for chronic absenteeism will make rates look worse even if actual absenteeism did not increase; staff will convert historical data for administrators and explain the change to the community.
District staff told trustees the state is changing chronic-absence reporting from a half-/full-day system to exact minutes, which will make past and current data appear different when converted.
"Next year, we'll have to report exact minutes," Speaker 8 said, explaining the conversion…
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