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Constance Lane's outreach and a new 'bike bus' help cut chronic absenteeism, RPS 205 presenters say
Summary
Rockford Public Schools officials credited family partnerships, targeted programs and a community-run 'bike bus' with reducing chronic absenteeism at Constance Lane; district leaders said daily attendance is up about 3% districtwide, equal to roughly 290 additional students in class each day.
Constance Lane Elementary's principal and the district's director of attendance told the Rockford Public Schools Committee of the Whole that a mix of family partnership strategies and targeted programs have driven measurable declines in chronic absenteeism.
"Our daily attendance is up by 3%, which means that nearly 290 more students are in classrooms every single day compared to last school year," Maureen Kirschman, director of attendance and community engagement, said during the Nov. committee meeting. She emphasized that the district's approach focuses on relationships rather than only compliance.
Principal Brian Doring outlined Constance…
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