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Paramount Unified presents attendance data; board questions slide discrepancies and subgroup trends
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Lindsey Gitanda and staff reported a decline in chronic absenteeism but board members pressed for clarification about slide numbers; the district said LCAP figures were pulled from the approved plan and promised follow‑up.
The Paramount Unified board received an attendance presentation on Oct. 8 that framed attendance as a key predictor of long‑term academic and social outcomes and described a district action plan to reduce chronic absenteeism.
Deputy Superintendent Lindsey Gitanda summarized research on chronic absence and linked attendance to graduation outcomes. She told the board the district's chronically absent rate showed improvement: staff cited a district chronic‑absenteeism decline and a reported 23.3% chronically absent rate for 2024–25 on a dashboard slide, while also noting the…
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