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Sandburg Middle outlines attendance and achievement push as chronic absenteeism falls 5 percentage points
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Sandburg Middle School principal Marie Purcell told the board the school is focusing on chronic absenteeism (down about 5 percentage points) and math performance, describing early-intervention outreach, SART touchpoints, home visits, math intervention sections and restorative practices to boost outcomes.
Sandburg Middle School leadership presented campus demographics, state-priority performance gaps and intervention strategies to the Glendora Unified School District board on Feb. 24.
Principal Marie Purcell highlighted that Sandburg’s student population is 63% Hispanic/Latino and that 43% of students are socioeconomically disadvantaged — figures she said exceed district averages. She flagged two state priorities for improvement: a suspension rate near 6% and chronic absenteeism at roughly 16%, a one-year…
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