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Stockton Unified reports drop in chronic absenteeism, proposes real-time monitoring and attendance recovery pilots
Summary
District data show chronic absenteeism declined from 35.9% in 2022–23 to 27.3% midyear in 2025–26; director Ryan Hesse described pilots including real-time monitoring software, Saturday home visits and an Attendance Recovery program that could allow students to recover up to 10 days of attendance.
Stockton Unified staff reported a midyear decline in districtwide chronic absenteeism and outlined a set of interventions the district plans to pilot to further reduce the rate.
Ryan Hesse, director of admissions, child welfare and attendance, presented the key performance indicator showing the district's chronic absenteeism rate decreased from 35.88% (2022–23) to 27.29% at the midpoint of 2025–26, with 44 of 52 schools showing year-over-year improvement. Hesse emphasized that the state average is roughly 19–20% and the district still…
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