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MCPS sees attendance gains but flags weather and rhetoric; district in CCEIS for disproportional suspensions
Summary
District officials reported reductions in chronic absenteeism compared with last year but warned recent weather and political rhetoric may reverse gains; staff also briefed the board that MCPS is in CCEIS status for disproportionate suspensions of Black students with IEPs and outlined interventions.
Montgomery County Public Schools staff briefed the strategic planning committee on two interrelated challenges: chronic absenteeism trends and disciplinary disproportionality.
Steve Neff, director of pupil personnel and attendant services, presented unofficial dashboard pulls showing overall reductions in chronic absenteeism since 2022–23 but noted volatility: a recent pull showed about 40 schools with 25% or more of students chronically absent at one snapshot, and the district had made larger gains among preK–8 than at the high‑school level. Neff defined chronic absenteeism as missing 10% of enrolled days (roughly two days a month or 18 days a typical school year) and said the figure is fluid around assessment windows. He flagged a…
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