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Board identifies chronic absenteeism as the district's top challenge
Summary
Board members described chronic absenteeism as the district's most pressing issue and requested more consistent family outreach, clearer communication practices, and improved dashboards to track attendance and intervention outcomes.
During the Nov. 17 work session, multiple board members emphasized chronic absenteeism as the district's most urgent challenge. Board members asked staff how schools are coordinating with families to remove attendance barriers and requested consistent communication practices across buildings to reduce chronic absence.
Staff acknowledged attendance is below the state average and linked attendance shortfalls to declines in 9th-grade on-track rates and four-year graduation rates. The Board directed staff to provide clearer, user-friendly dashboards and more frequent progress reports so members can monitor interventions and outcomes more closely this school year.
