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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chronic absenteeism soared after Covid.

The Maryland average went from 20% in 2018 to 31% in 2022.
Montgomery Country went from 17% in 2018 to 23% in 2022.

For comparison:

The Virginia average went from 11% in 2018 to 20% in 2022.
Fairfax Country went from 9% in 2018 to 15% in 2022.[/quote]

MCPS announced with great fanfare a campaign to address absenteeism at the beginning of the school year. Unfortunately, [b]it unravelled quickly.[/b] I wish the school district would not treat something as important as this like a pr campaign, and instead roll out steady best practices with an eye toward a longitudinal effort, which is the only way something like this can successfully turnaround absenteeism.[/quote]
How did it unravel quickly?[/quote]

It never really existed.  The state forced counties to disenroll after 10 days.  In my school teachers were told to report to counselors if a kid was absent three days in a row.  Every time I sent an email as directed I would never get a response back.  After a few weeks teachers stopped bothering since it was clear counselors and the attendance secretary couldn’t keep up with it on top of their other duties.   It was clearly another central office idea from people who don’t spend significant time in schools day to day.[/quote]

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