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Hawthorne schools target three schools for corrective action after rise in chronic absenteeism
Summary
District staff reported corrective-action plans for Hawthorne High, Lincoln Middle and Washington Elementary after chronic absenteeism rose above the state 10% threshold; the board heard survey results and a multi-tiered strategy to improve attendance.
Hawthorne Public School District officials told the Board of Education on Dec. 16 that three schools have been identified for corrective action after chronic absenteeism exceeded the state threshold.
At a CNI committee update, Mrs. Scott said the state flags a school when more than 10 percent of enrolled students miss more than 18 days in a school year. "Hawthorne was noted as being in need of improvement in the area of chronic absenteeism," she said, and district staff prepared a corrective-action plan for the three target schools: Hawthorne High School, Lincoln Middle School and Washington…
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