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District reports rising chronic absence; staff say sickness is a major factor
Summary
District staff reported end-of-year attendance figures showing 77% regular attenders and roughly 23% chronically absent this year, a deterioration from last year; staff flagged sickness-related absences and said school-by-school breakdowns are available.
A staff member (S2) presented 2024–25 final attendance figures and said the district currently shows lower regular-attender rates and higher chronic absence than last year. "Currently, we're at 77 percent regular attender and, 33% chronically absent," S2 said during the discussion, noting a recent round of illnesses contributed to the increase in absences.
S2 said the district can break the numbers down by school and expects to monitor trends as the year continues. Board members discussed incentives and local outreach programs intended to improve attendance, including school-level perfect-attendance awards and classroom incentives.
