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Wilmot UHS reports sharp drop in chronic absenteeism after targeted outreach
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Wilmot UHS School District reported chronic absenteeism fell from 26.2% to 14.7% this year after weekly attendance-improvement meetings, targeted family outreach, counselor and social‑worker interventions, and partnerships with county juvenile-intake and community programs.
Wilmot UHS School District announced a substantial decline in chronic absenteeism during the board meeting, with the rate dropping from 26.2% to 14.7% in the most recent school year.
School operations leader Mister Bender presented the year‑end attendance and discipline report, saying the district’s “laser focus” on attendance and weekly improvement meetings with counselors and the school social worker produced measurable results. He attributed the decline to case-by-case outreach—phone calls, home visits and face‑to‑face conversations—and to partnerships with county juvenile‑intake…
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