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It outlines federal and state definitions, highlights disproportionate impact on vulnerable groups and students with disabilities, and describes local leadership responsibilities. 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For example, missing just two days of school per month may seem inconsequential, but those absences add up to 18-20 days and over 100 hours of missed instruction over the course of the school year. That’s the equivalent of missing a full month of school. It is nearly impossible for these students to stay on track.  \nWhile different definitions of chronic absenteeism exist across states, most commonly, a student is considered chronically absent if s/he misses at least 10% of the school year. States and districts also maintain different definitions of what it means to be absent: some may mark an absence if a student is 30 minutes late; others for missing a half-day; and still others do not count suspensions as absences.  \nMost schools measure and rely on something called Average Daily Attendance (ADA) for both funding purposes and to understand how often their students are attending school. ADA simply measures the percentage of students who come to school each day. Unlike ADA, chronic absenteeism measures a student’s absences for any reason – excused or unexcused – and also covers truancy and suspensions, making it a much more accurate indicator of how much instruction a child misses. Chronic absenteeism also helps us to see which and how many students are absent most often, a number that is obscured in ADA.  \nCity and school leaders are often shocked when confronted with data comparing ADA and chronic absenteeism. A school with a 90% ADA rate can have 25% or more of its students chronically absent in a given year, since ADA may miss students who are suspended or excused from school.2 If the problem remains hidden in plain sight, students and schools suffer.  \nTHE IMPACT  \nChronically absent students are less likely to attain reading proficiency by third grade, to graduate high school, and to succeed in college.3 And as with many education challenges, vulnerable populations of students are often at a greater risk. In 2013-14, chronic absenteeism rates were higher than those of white peers by:  \n65% for American Indian and Pacific Islander students.  \n36% for African American students.  \n11% for Hispanic students.  \nStudents with disabilities also missed almost 1.5 times more school than their general education peers.4  \nChronic absenteeism is most prevalent in the early and later school grades with peaks at the high school level, where about 25% of all schools serving 9th-12th graders are chronically absent at extreme levels.5  \nTHE OPPORTUNITY  \nCity leaders – including mayors, school district administrators and teachers, and advocacy and community influencers-have a critical role to play in combatting chronic absenteeism. This is because the issues that underlie absenteeism are best addressed at the local level with input and support from the community.6  \nUnder the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), 36 states plus DC are now planning to include chronic absenteeism in their new accountability systems.7 This means that a local effort to understand and effectively address the issue is more important than ever. While clear state  \npolicies and guidance are essential for guiding local efforts, strong local leadership is at the core of this work: city leaders must embrace the challenge of owning the issue at home.  \nAWARENESS  \nLeaders must be acutely aware of the impact of chronic absenteeism and must imple","cbCaivbih03UVMjX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivbih03UVMjX","pdf",1338782,"English","# THE PROBLEM\n# THE IMPACT\n# THE OPPORTUNITY\n# AWARENESS\n# DATA","[{\"question\":\"How is chronic absenteeism defined compared with Average Daily Attendance (ADA)?\",\"answer\":\"Chronic absenteeism measures absences for any reason, including excused and unexcused absences, truancy, and suspensions, and it is typically defined as missing at least 10% of the school year. ADA, by contrast, measures the percentage of students who come to school each day.\"},{\"question\":\"Why can a school have high ADA but still have many chronically absent students?\",\"answer\":\"ADA may miss students who are suspended or excused from school, so a school with a 90% ADA rate can still have 25% or more of its students chronically absent. This hides the real scope and impact of absences.\"},{\"question\":\"What actions should city leaders take to combat chronic absenteeism?\",\"answer\":\"City leaders can create or join a community task force, include transportation and housing officials and health and safety professionals when examining root causes, and designate key staff to monitor actions and support progress across the district and schools.\"}]","CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM - Education Reform Initiative - Spring 2018 | PDF",1792051340,126]