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5 <br /> 1 development; computer science, information technology, and technology education; family and <br /> 2 consumer sciences; health sciences; and trade and industrial education. She reported that the district <br /> 3 offers over 40 industry-recognized credentials, and that last year OCS students earned more than 1,100 <br /> 4 of those credentials. She said that CTE concentrators — students who have taken multiple levels of CTE <br /> 5 — earn credentials at a rate of 73%, and that the cohort graduation rate for CTE concentrators is regularly <br /> 6 95%or above.She added that approximately 75%of middle school students take at least one CTE course, <br /> 7 and almost 70%of high school students have taken at least one.She noted that the district was recognized <br /> 8 by the National Association of CTE in their national publication Techniques, highlighting OCS's work. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Sheldon Lanier, OCS Chief Equity and Student Achievement Officer, continued the presentation: <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Slide#6 <br /> Chronic Absenteeism <br /> Definition <br /> A student is defined as chronically absent when they are enrolled in a North Carolina <br /> public school for at least 10 school days at any time period during the school year, and <br /> whose total number of absences is equal to or greater than 10 percent of the total <br /> number of days that the student has been enrolled at any school during a given school <br /> year. <br /> Student chronic absence differs from both truancy and average daily attendance. <br /> Student chronic absence refers to missing so much school, for any type of absence <br /> (excused, unexcused, disciplinary), that a student is at risk of falling behind <br /> academically. <br /> Am <br /> ENGAGE. CHALLENGE. INSPIRE. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Sheldon Lanier said that chronic absenteeism is defined as a student who is enrolled in a public <br /> 15 school for at least 10 days and whose total absences — excused or unexcused or for disciplinary reasons <br /> 16 — equal or exceed 10%of the total days enrolled. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 <br />