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District staff announce second 'Attendance Matters' outreach to visit families
Summary
A district staff member announced the second 'Attendance Matters' outreach, sending volunteers to visit families to address chronic absenteeism. The staffer cited research that missing more than 10% of instruction harms graduation and dropout outcomes and described door-to-door visits and resource connections.
A district staff member said the school system is launching its second attendance outreach of the year, part of an "Attendance Matters" day that will send volunteers to visit families at home to encourage students to attend school regularly.
"The research is very clear on the impact of students who miss more than 10% of instructional time in school," the staff member said, linking the outreach to studies that…
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