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District outlines spring testing, retesting options and rising chronic absenteeism
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Granville County Public Schools provided its spring testing calendar and described expanded retesting opportunities, proctoring rules and volunteer requirements. The district reported April behavior incident totals and a districtwide attendance rate of 91.6% with chronic absenteeism between about 25%–30%.
Granville County Public Schools staff on Wednesday detailed the district’s spring testing calendar, new retesting options and volunteer proctoring rules, and reported April disciplinary and attendance data that highlight chronic absenteeism as a continuing concern.
Miss Rice explained testing logistics: the state allows year‑long courses to test within the last 10 days of school, placing the district window opening May 11 for most schools and May 18 for traditional high‑school semester windows. She emphasized a change this year that allows retesting and counts the higher score for both students and school accountability records. “Our…
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