McMeen Elementary

Attendance Newsletter

11/13/23, 12:40 PM

Attendance Goal: At the end of the 2023-2024 school year, our overall attendance rate will be at least 89%. Our number of students who are considered chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school) will reduce to 48%.

Celebrations:

• We saw an increase in attendance for all subgroups last week!
• Almost all grade levels saw an increase in attendance.
• As a school, our overall attendance increased by 4 percentage points.
• We are only 1.22 percentage points away from our overall attendance goal for the year.

Idea of the Week:

Chronic absence — missing 10 percent or more of school days due to absence for any reason—excused, unexcused absences and suspensions—can translate into students having difficulty learning to read by the third-grade, achieving in middle school, and graduating from high school. Read this research summary for more details.