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Texas Tech study: early absences predict chronic absenteeism in Ector County ISD; effective teachers cut risk
Summary
Texas Tech researchers told the board Phase 1 findings: chronic absenteeism peaked near 30% in 2022 and remains high; attendance in the first six weeks strongly predicts yearlong chronic absence, and assignment to a TIA master teacher was associated with a roughly 20 percentage-point lower risk of chronic absence.
Representatives from Texas Tech presented Phase 1 of a research-practice partnership with Ector County ISD at the boards May 13 workshop, reporting that chronic absenteeism rose sharply after the pandemic and remains elevated.
Jacob Perksy of Texas Tech summarized the quantitative findings: the districts chronic absenteeism rate peaked around 30% in 2022 and was about 28% in 2023. "If we look at our students who were even one to two days missing school, those students are 18% likely to be chronically absent by the end of the year," Perksy said, noting…
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