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U-46 reports small gains in attendance and fewer suspensions, but board presses on referral bias
Summary
District officials told the board that average attendance rose to 90.4% and chronic absenteeism fell to 25.5% year-over-year; out-of-school suspensions fell by 163 students, while board members pressed for more data on disproportionality and referral bias.
District leaders told the Elgin School District U-46 Board of Education on May 4 that attendance and behavior indicators are moving in the right direction but racial disproportionality in referrals remains a concern.
Mark Cannella, director of culture and climate, described a small but meaningful increase in average attendance from 89.6% to 90.4% and a decline in chronic absenteeism from approximately 28.4% to 25.5%. Cannella said targeted strategies and the Every Minute Matters attendance campaign…
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