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Board hears plans to curb chronic absenteeism, emphasizes incentives and data tracking
Summary
District presenters framed attendance as a top priority in the Future Ready Comprehensive Plan, defining chronic absenteeism (missing more than 18 days in a 180-day year), explaining excused/unexcused rules and parent-note limits, and outlining building-level incentives and expanded tracking for cyber students.
The McGuffey Area School Board heard a detailed presentation on student attendance on Nov. 20 as the district rolled out the first of four priority challenges in its Future Ready Comprehensive Plan.
Dr. Dan Gautran, the district's director of curriculum and instruction, and Kelly Painter, the district's attendance officer and transition coordinator, told the board that chronic absenteeism is counted when a student misses more than 18 days in a 180-day school year — "10 percent, more than 10% of the school year," Gautran said — and that the category includes excused and unexcused absences for reporting purposes.
The presenters distinguished chronic absenteeism from…
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