More than seven million students nationwide missed 15 or more school days during the 2013 - 14 school year, the most recent federal data
on chronic absenteeism show.
Not exact matches
These DHS workers are tasked with decreasing
chronic absenteeism by removing barriers to students consistently
showing up
on time.
Dave Moyer, speaking at the 2014 National Center for Education Statistics data conference
on July 31, 2014, found that even at Hawaiian public schools where 95 percent of the students
show up every day,
chronic absenteeism can be a gigantic problem where as many as one in four kids — 25 percent — are missing 15 or more school days a year.
Kickboard Coaches will facilitate your team as you discover the underlying root causes of
chronic absenteeism and guide you in using data to identify, monitor and support your campus
on the journey of having students
Show Up!
The 2016 video from the Mississippi Department of Education features research from Mississippi KIDS COUNT that
shows how
chronic absenteeism has an impact
on student achievement.
Data from WINGS» programs in Charleston, S.C., also
shows notable positive impact
on students»
chronic absenteeism and discipline referrals — two key issues that prevent young people from succeeding in school and can lead to a higher likelihood of dropping out of high school.
Analysis
shows that, in Maryland, schools serving breakfast in their classrooms experienced as much as a 7.2 percent lower rate of
chronic absenteeism, and students in schools serving breakfast in their classrooms were 12.5 percent more likely to achieve proficiency
on standardized math tests (Deloitte & No Kid Hungry, 2013).