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RPES reports ~90% attendance, intervention work and PARP reading initiatives
Summary
Rensselaer Park Elementary reported overall attendance around 90.53% for February and described intervention alignment (Intervention Compass, i‑Ready), a Pick-A-Reading-Partner PARP campaign, and high-impact tutoring after school.
RPES leaders told the Board the building is recording strong attendance (overall ~90.53% for February, YTD ~91.65%) and continuing targeted work on chronic absenteeism through the Attendance Committee and early-morning check-ins. Teachers and TOSAs used recent assessment data to adjust interventions and student groupings.
The school also described family-engagement and reading initiatives including a PARP 'Marathon of Reading' connecting classroom reading minutes to a world-marathon theme, virtual field trips for fifth graders, and an expanded High Impact Tutoring program after school to prepare students for state tests.
