BISD to address chronic absenteeism, lose programs
- Bainbridge Island School District plans to cut programs and staff due to insufficient financial resources for the 2025-26 academic year, according to the Board of Directors.
- Chronic absenteeism at BISD has risen to 27% since 2019, with most absences concentrated in grades 9-12.
- BISD launched a new attendance campaign called 'Show up, Show Out,' to address absenteeism and improve student retention.
- The board discussed staff and program reductions due to chronic absenteeism at a meeting on February 27.
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Nearly a decade ago, Ohio lawmakers passed House Bill 410 and overhauled state requirements for schools regarding student absences. The bill’s primary aim was to stop schools from “passing on” truancy problems to the courts, and to require them to work with families to address root causes of absenteeism. The hope was that, by requiring schools to use a state-established intervention framework, attendance numbers would improve. Then the pandemi…
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