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Washtucna board hears attendance data showing chronic‑absence spikes and November improvement
Summary
Board reviewed attendance charts showing chronic absenteeism (students missing 10%+ of the year) with August/September spikes and an improvement in November after calendar changes; district is partnering with state goals to reduce chronic absence.
Board members reviewed attendance metrics and detailed patterns across months. The chair explained the chart key: "these are chronically absent, so these are kids that are gone 10% or more of the school year," and said August and September saw higher absence rates tied to initial attendance and an illness wave; November showed a marked improvement, which staff attributed in part to removing the Wednesday before Thanksgiving from the calendar.
Board members noted the district has partnered with state efforts to reduce chronic absence by 50% over five years and said staff will continue to monitor the data and report back. No formal policy changes were adopted at the meeting; members asked for continued updates at future meetings.
