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Birmingham reports stronger attendance, rolls out stricter tardy accountability and visibility proposals
Summary
School staff reported the best monthly attendance (94.9%) and a drop in chronic absenteeism from about 20% to 15%. The district is implementing a 20‑tardy threshold for a semester-long 'no‑go' status and exploring ways to make detentions visible to students and parents.
School administrators told the Birmingham Community Charter High School board that student attendance is improving and that the district is tightening tardy accountability.
"We had our best month of attendance since month 2. It was 94.9," the presenter reported, and said chronic absenteeism declined from roughly 20% last year to about 15% this year — a difference the presenter estimated at about 150 students. Enrollment…
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