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Calvert reports improving incident counts and stresses targeted attendance outreach
Summary
Lewis told the committee district incidents fell year‑over‑year from 7,454 to 5,933 and described attendance work: a 94% attendance rate, a definition of chronic absenteeism (missing >10% of enrolled days) and targeted PPW support including home visits and truancy referrals when necessary.
Cecilia Lewis said overall incident counts have declined and highlighted attendance as a district priority. She reported total incidents decreased from 7,454 last year to 5,933 this year and said the district’s overall attendance rate is about 94% (Maryland measures 95% as the top reporting band). Lewis explained chronic absenteeism is defined as missing more than 10% of enrolled days and gave the example of 18 days out of a 180‑day school year.
Lewis described the district’s approach to attendance: school‑level student support teams (SSTs), outreach by pupil personnel workers who perform home visits when families do not respond, placement on attendance contracts and, when excessive, referrals to truancy court in collaboration with the state's attorney’s office. She emphasized the district’s strategy of converting numbers to names — linking data to individual students and needs so teams can create actionable plans.
