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Urbana SD 116 reviews student attendance and MAP performance, spotlights disparities
Summary
District leaders told the board the 2024–25 school year ended with 39% chronic absenteeism and mixed MAP growth results, and unveiled a new data dashboard and strategies — including Panorama, attendance verification and AVID/SEL supports — aimed at narrowing achievement gaps.
Urbana School District 116 officials on Monday presented year-end school-improvement findings that district staff said show modest gains on some MAP measures alongside persistent chronic absenteeism and equity gaps.
Christina Kayla Lewandowski, the district staff member leading the data overview, told the board the district closed the year at about 39% chronic absenteeism — short of the district target of 34% — and that absenteeism rose in winter months and again near the end of the year. She emphasized differences by race and grade and said the district will use Panorama and other…
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