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Fayette County Schools staff report 5 percent drop in chronic absenteeism and set survey, culture goals
Summary
Staff said corrected attendance data show a roughly 5 percent improvement in chronic absenteeism and outlined school-culture targets: 60% participation in October and April surveys, a minimum 'place to work and educate' score of eight, and a requirement that schools below eight "show at least a 1.2" (units not specified).
Fayette County Schools staff said corrected attendance figures show about a 5 percent improvement in chronic absenteeism and outlined new targets to improve school culture and measure staff and student experiences.
Staff described the corrected data early in the meeting. "They did the data a little incorrectly and they corrected it," the staff member said, adding that the change resulted in a 5 percent improvement. When a committee member sought clarification, staff explained: "5% meaning we're it's like golf you want a low number not a high number. So we're going down. That's where you want to go down. So that is a huge huge improvement for our county with chronic absenteeism." The staff member linked attendance to achievement, saying students who "go to school" more tend to show better test results.
The staff member said the system will also work to "enhance and communicate the culture of the school system for the staff and the students." Under the plan presented, all schools should reach a 60 percent participation rate in both an October and an April survey and "maintain and achieve a minimum score rating of eight" on an averaged "place to work and educate" metric. The staff member added that if a school does not achieve a score of eight, it must "show at least a 1.2." The transcript does not specify whether the 1.2 figure refers to score points, a multiplier, a percentage, or another unit.
On communications, staff referenced existing materials: "Mr. Craig did a lot of the uh uh things on on video and so forth. Just get the message out there how it went," the staff member said, urging use of video to publicize the results and improvements. A committee member agreed that outreach should target places where attendance trends downward.
The presentation concluded with agreement to move forward using the corrected data and the outlined targets. The meeting did not record a formal vote or a named motion on these items in the provided transcript.
Next steps described in the discussion were outreach and continued monitoring of attendance and survey participation; the transcript does not include a timeframe for implementation or details on enforcement if schools miss the stated targets.
