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District says data reconciliation and training drove sharp drop in chronic absence rate
Summary
Board heard that reconciling attendance between the tech center and home high schools, updated coding and training (Safe and Civil Schools / Jessica Sprick) contributed to a notable reduction in chronic absences; staff outlined MTSS approaches and school action teams as ongoing steps.
District staff told the Mercer County Board of Education on Oct. 13 that a detailed review of attendance records, updated reporting codes and new training have reduced the district’s chronic‑absence numbers.
Chair (S1) and administrators explained the mechanics: staff audited student records across McTac (the tech center) and home high schools and corrected cases where students were physically at one campus but marked absent at another. A district speaker (S7) said the cross‑checking work…
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