Sentences with phrase «absentee rates»

One study found a 30 % difference in absentee rate and a 19 % difference in retention between locations with high vs. low employee engagement, for example.

He also said union concerns about the impact of low - performing students with high absentee rates on teacher evaluations are overblown and that standardized test scores account for only 2 out of 100 points on the evaluations.

«New school - based program helps reduce absentee rate for urban minority children with asthma.»

Fontana Unified School District's chronic absentee rate dropped from 10.5 percent to 9.2 percent, from the 2015 — 16 school year to 2016 — 17.

«The housing improvements that communities make using these grants will help prevent illnesses and injuries, reduce associated health care and social services costs, reduce absentee rates for children in school and adults at work, and reduce stress, all of which help to improve the quality of life,» HUD notes in its release.

A recent World Bank report indicated the average teacher absentee rate in Ugandan schools was 56 %, and in Kenya 47 %, while in Bridge the rate is about 1 %.

That number doesn't even factor in the impact better health has on absentee rates, not to mention on our health insurance premiums.

The only consistently positive effect of attaining a master's degree emerging from this study relates not to student test scores but rather to lower student absentee rates in middle school.

Telecommuters work the same and often longer hours when they work from home, Rogers wrote on LinkedIn, noting that «they also have higher engagement scores, lower absentee rates, lower turnover rates, and the same or higher annual performance ratings, when compared to our nontelecommuting population.»

Charged with stealing $ 30,000 from New York 4 - Life (a taxpayer - funded nonprofit) and from his own campaign account, Wills is also a frequent no - show at council hearings and meetings, with a 72 percent absentee rate last year.

If a school doesn't have a solid sense of its pupil - by - pupil absentee rates, there's little way for it to attack the greater issue.

Some of the students in the schools had chronic absentee rates of 25 percent or higher.

Higher test scores, a 70 percent decrease in discipline issues, and declining absentee rates are just a few of the results of the collaborative and successful districtwide 1:1 iPad Initiative of 2,500 iPads that Phil Hintz and his team implemented.

Eagle Point had a chronic absentee rate hovering around 21 percent before it started an attendance initiative four years ago, according to district data.

Cranston Public Schools have been grappling with the problem of chronic absenteeism for years with absentee rates notably higher than the state average, but recently, there's been a renewed effort to address the problem.

This week in our Press Pass conversation WBFO's Eileen Buckley talks with Buffalo News Education Reporter Mary Pasciak about her extensive articles on high absentee rates in the Buffalo Public School District.

The housing improvements will help communities prevent injuries and illnesses, reduce associated health care and social services costs, reduce absentee rates for children in school and adults at work, and reduce stress — all which help to improve the quality of life.»

Teacher absenteeism was high, Riddile said, which seemed to some kids to validate their own absences (the daily absentee rate for teachers nationwide is about 5 percent, according to some studies, compared to about 1.7 percent for private - sector workers).

Buffalo, NY — Buffalo Public School officials said Wednesday plans are already in place to counter a student absentee rate that is contributing to the district's poor graduation rate.

This research from the National Center on Educational Statistics noted that differences in absentee rates and projections for graduation were observed as early as kindergarten.

Parents can ask during a visit about turnover of staff and the rate of student transfers, as well as student and teacher absentee rates.

In the 2015 - 16 school year, her office estimated that, statewide, the chronic absentee rate was 7 percent — marginally higher than the 6 percent measured in 2012 - 13 when Harris began tracking school attendance.

Has also been shown church / mosque goers have an absentee rate from daily work a lot lower than non-church goers

The region boasts a superior public education system — low student / teacher ratios of 12:1, high school attendance rates of 95 % (5 % absentee rate) and 88 % of the Capital District graduates go on to college.

University employees who utilized expressive writing to write about traumatic experiences had a 28.6 percent decrease in absentee rates that month from work, compared to the 48.5 percent increase in absentee rates among employees who wrote about nontraumatic topics.

They had an array of problems: overcrowded classrooms with little ventilation, high absentee rates, few textbooks and other instructional materials, abysmal aca - demic results, and failure to file financial reports and to offer the advertised courses.

Obviously, improving employee engagement and, in effect, absentee rate, productivity, retention rate, and burnout rate, sounds promising.

Public school districts in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco reported higher student - absentee rates than usual on May 1, the day of the boycott.

Some districts also include factors such as a teacher's absentee rate, feedback from parents and students and peer review by colleagues.

Any district that wants to make these increases plus similar percentage gains in college acceptances from first generation applicants, reduced drop out and absentee rates or closed achievement gaps has the best chance with enriched and less expensive 21st Century Schools built around PBL - T.

KSSN provides support to track, analyze, and intervene with students, schools, and communities showing high absentee rates.

S447 recognizes, in a non-punitive way, that even schools that are struggling with high absentee rates can make a difference in turning the tide on those rates with a clear plan and a concerted effort.

Absentee rates were high in kindergarten (14 %), tapered off in early elementary years, and increased steadily throughout middle school and high school.

For example, East and La Follette high schools both were docked points for high absentee rates and are now looking for new ways to ensure students attend class.

If we can reduce the absentee rate to the average in industry or lower, which it should be considering summers and winter / spring days mean 66 days teachers get off that others don't per year, which should be used for errands, medical, vacation, etc., that will help kids.

School districts are required to develop a wide range of policies to address chronic absenteeism and yet one of Hartford's principals is running double they chronic absentee rate...

La Follette High School is expected to show significant reductions in student absences on the 2013 - 14 state report cards after the Department of Public Instruction deducted 5 points on the 2012 - 13 cards for the school's absentee rate, said Alex Fralin, assistant superintendent for secondary schools.

Research shows that such schools can have an outsized impact, including cutting the achievement gap and absentee rates.

The honor has placed them in the top - 10 among thousands of South Florida area businesses that applied, and more importantly, has led to an increase in engagement and work productivity, and a significantly reduced absentee rate.

Additionally, the absentee rate typically drops as employees schedule allows them to focus their work time on work and their off hour time on other pursuits, such as family.

Research shows that such schools can have an outsized impact, including cutting the achievement gap and absentee rates.