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Erie City SD officials flag chronic absenteeism, rising behavior incidents and racial disproportionality
Summary
Administrators told the board that attendance has lagged for five years and behavior incidents — including suspensions and assaults — have risen, especially in secondary grades; the district is asking for system changes, PBIS refreshers and better data to target interventions.
Erie City School District administrators on Tuesday told the board of directors’ committee of the whole that nonacademic indicators — especially chronic absenteeism, out‑of‑school suspensions and behavior incidents — have trended poorly over the past five years and that the district will pursue system changes to address them.
“Our outcomes are not where they need to be. I own that reality,” Superintendent Dr. Gibbs told the board as she introduced a data review that covered attendance, discipline, disproportionality and supports. She urged the board to set clearer expectations and to align the strategic plan and budget with measurable interventions.
Administrators presented five years of district data, year‑to‑date through Feb. 23, and said…
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