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District presents CHAMPS/Start on Time AROI study after McIntosh reports gains in attendance and achievement
Summary
Rockford Public Schools staff presented early results from CHAMPS and Start on Time pilot sites and outlined a multi‑year AROI study: pilot elementary schools showed attendance improvements, declines in incidents and a 14‑point jump in teacher retention at some sites; the district set targets for attendance and discipline and plans to return with data in March.
District staff told the Committee of the Whole that CHAMPS classroom‑management practices and the Start on Time initiative are showing early positive signals in pilot schools and outlined the Academic Return on Investment (AROI) design used to evaluate the programs.
“Those pilot schools saw a large jump in their attendance…and we are seeing the results continue to improve every year,” said Blake Hand, executive director of schools for the Southwest quadrant,…
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