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Board reviews student and staff attendance campaigns, aims for 15% reduction in staff absenteeism
Summary
District leaders reported student chronic-absence patterns and unveiled a staff 'attendance cup' competition to reduce employee absenteeism by 15% in the second semester; policy thresholds for excessive and grossly excessive sick leave (5% and 10% of contract days) will guide accountability steps.
Sam Carter presented semester student-attendance data showing chronic absenteeism is higher at secondary grades and largely unchanged from the prior quarter. He restated common thresholds used by the district: 10% or more missed days indicates chronic absenteeism, while 5–9% indicates high absenteeism.
On staff attendance, Scoonever (speaker 6) described a…
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