Sentences with phrase «high absentee rates»

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.