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6 <br /> Slide#7 <br /> Chronic Absenteeism Rate <br /> July 1,2025 to January 1,2026 <br /> 40% <br /> 30% <br /> 20% <br /> 10% <br /> Subgroup Subgroup <br /> ,30 <30 <br /> 0% <br /> vfhife Black Hispanic Multiracial- Asian- Amer.Indian Nat.Hawaiian/ Total District <br /> Am /Alaska Native Pac.Islander <br /> ENGAGE. CHALLENGE. INSPIRE. <br /> Sheldon Lanier noted that the district's chronic absenteeism rate was 21.1% as reported to the <br /> Board of Education in January and stated that this figure is below the state average. He noted that the <br /> timeframe begins in July due to the district having one year-round school. <br /> Slide#8 <br /> OCS Efforts to Improve Attendance <br /> Attendance Works.PreventativelTargeted Tiered Supportive Measures <br /> • Attendance lessons and incentives <br /> • Small groups to foster a sense of belonging(school professional counselors) <br /> • Check in/Check out and mentoring of students by school professional <br /> counselor, social worker,or MTSS member <br /> • Parent contact/i ndivid ual parent/student conferences with school social <br /> workers <br /> • SchooUdistrict progress monitoring <br /> • Attendance notifications to families <br /> • Referrals to community agencies and school-based programming <br /> • Home visits (school social workers) <br /> ENGAGE. CHALLENGE. INSPIRE. <br /> Sheldon Lanier outlined the preventative and targeted strategies used by school professional <br /> counselors, social workers, and MTSS teams. <br />