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Superintendent and principal point to 17% drop in absences; district emphasizes home visits and supports
Summary
Administrators told the board the district’s absences fell from 773 to 636 (17% drop) compared with the prior year, attendance for grades 6–12 stands at about 96%, and staff use home visits, family contracts and social‑work supports to address chronic absence.
Principal Jeff Cervone presented attendance figures showing a drop from 773 absences at the same point last year to 636 this year, a 17% decrease, and said the district is at roughly 96% attendance (grades 6–12). "If you take a look at this chart... Last year at this time, we had 773 absences. We're now at 636. It's a 17% drop," Cervone said.
Cervone outlined interventions used to improve attendance: persistent phone calls, home visits (some unannounced), family contracts, counseling, social‑work involvement, and coordination with Erie County Child and Family Services. He said the district has one chronically absent student (18+ days) and emphasized targeted work for students who carry absence habits from one grade into the next.
