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Murphysboro administrators report falling chronic absenteeism and fewer major referrals
Summary
High‑school chronic absenteeism decreased from 40% to 31% year‑over‑year; middle‑school chronic absenteeism improved from 47% to about 25.7% after PBIS initiatives. Administrators said failing to serve detentions and tardies remain the largest discipline challenges.
High‑school and middle‑school administrators told the Murphysboro CUSD 186 board on Jan. 26 that attendance and discipline measures are improving but that chronic absenteeism, failing to serve detentions and tardies remain priorities for intervention.
High‑school assistant administrators described their daily monitoring system: any student flagged as unexcused pops up on a Google feed, staff call parents and, when needed, bring students to the office to resolve attendance codes. Officials defined chronic absenteeism as missing 10% of the school year (about 8.5 days of a 180‑day calendar). They reported the…
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