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Binghamton outlines tiered attendance strategy after Roosevelt pilot halves some chronic absenteeism cases
Summary
The board heard detailed attendance-task-force findings: Roosevelt Elementary’s tier 2 challenge cut the initial target population, family conferences improved attendance for many students, and the district is using a three-tier intervention flowchart (including hardship busing) to address chronic absence.
Board members received an extended update on Jan. 27 about the district’s attendance work, combining school-level pilots, data analysis and a districtwide attendance-task-force rollout.
Nicole Keener and Christy (presenters from Theodore Roosevelt/Roosevelt Elementary) described a tier 2 attendance challenge that began with 84 students the first year and 42 this year; of those 42, 20 had attendance at or above 90% following the intervention and 15 additional students were added midyear. They described family meetings (16 scheduled, eight…
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