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Appleton School District reports attendance gains, outlines steps tied to truancy ordinance
Summary
Superintendent Hargis told the Safety & Licensing Committee on March 25 that first‑semester chronic absenteeism and habitual truancy rates fell from earlier highs, the district has used attendance lessons and tiered interventions to improve outcomes, and it will provide updates in May and a final report in June before the ordinance sunsets.
At a March 25 meeting of the City of Appleton Safety & Licensing Committee, Superintendent Hargis reported that the Appleton School District’s second report on the city’s truancy ordinance showed measurable improvement in attendance and outlined how the district is meeting council reporting requirements. The district requested guidance on parent-survey questions and proposed a May check‑in and a final June report before the ordinance’s sunset.
Hargis said the district’s first‑semester chronic absenteeism rate was 22.3% and its habitual truancy rate 23.1%, and that academic outcomes improved alongside attendance: “We had 95.35% of all classes taken across first semester,” Hargis told the committee. The superintendent credited attendance…
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