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District report: attendance linked to grades; concern over high chronic absenteeism at upper‑grades
Summary
Superintendent Wendy Dow presented district high‑school chronic‑absence data showing large increases in some cohorts (noting more than 70% chronic absence in a few 12th‑grade science classes) and reported that attendance explains about 25% of GPA variance; board members asked for more breakdowns and parent communications.
The Provo City School District on Jan. 13 emphasized attendance as a key driver of student outcomes after a staff presentation on chronic absenteeism trends and the correlation between attendance and grades.
Superintendent Wendy Dow defined chronic absenteeism as missing more than 10% of school days and said staff compared first‑quarter data from 2024 and 2025. She highlighted a ninth‑grade cohort model at Tempe View that appears to lower absence rates and contrasted that with alarming upper‑grade figures: "in twelfth…
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