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Superintendent reports drop in chronic absenteeism, provides enrollment snapshot
Summary
The superintendent told the board that chronic absenteeism fell from about 50% in 2022–23 to about 30% at the nine‑week mark, and provided enrollment figures including 314 homeschool students and 102 on the Hope Scholarship; the district described ongoing attendance interventions.
The superintendent presented the district’s nine‑week attendance and enrollment report, noting progress on chronic absenteeism and detailing outreach strategies the district is using to improve attendance.
District materials presented at the meeting show 314 students in homeschool programs and 102 students using the Hope Scholarship, which the superintendent summarized as a combined 416 students in those categories. The superintendent reported attendance breakdowns of roughly 34% of students with no absences, 35% who "need a little nudge," and 30% classified as chronically absent. The meeting record identifies chronic absenteeism using the district’s definition of missing 10% of school days (about more than 4–4.5 days).
The superintendent said the district has reduced chronic absenteeism from roughly 50% in the 2022–23 school year to about 30% currently and described strategies being implemented across schools, including attendance teams, an assigned director as an accountability partner for each school, continuous phone calls, home visits and incentive programs.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the data and the superintendent attributed some recent improvements to school-level incentives such as fundraisers and attendance awards. No formal policy action was taken on the data during the meeting.
