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27J reports large gains in social-emotional proficiency amid rising chronic absenteeism
Summary
District officials told the board they saw a 37.66% increase in students meeting social-emotional learning (SEL) proficiency and 479 fewer suspensions, but also a rise in "at-risk" identifications driven by growing chronic absenteeism; the board approved the SEL dashboard report and accepted state attendance initiatives and a new EARS grant to expand interventions.
The School District 27J Board of Education heard a detailed social-emotional learning dashboard report on March 11, 2026, that showed significant gains in measured SEL proficiency but raised new concerns about student attendance.
Darcy Brown, director of intervention services, told the board the district recorded a 37.66% increase in students meeting SEL proficiency from school year 2023-24 to 2024-25, citing improved participation in district common assessments and a shift away from exclusionary discipline. "We had 479 fewer suspensions across the school year,"…
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