Manzano High School tackles chronic absenteeism with warning system [Video]

NO ONE WAS HURT AT THE SCHOOL DURING THAT SHELTER IN PLACE. OUR STATE’S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS STRUGGLED WITH CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. SO NOW A NEW SYSTEM AT MANZANO HIGH SCHOOL IS HELPING SCHOOL LEADERS TACKLE THE ISSUE. PEYTON SPELLACY SPOKE WITH OFFICIALS ABOUT THE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM. PEYTON, I UNDERSTAND THIS FOCUSES ON THREE MAJOR AREAS THAT IMPACT STUDENTS. YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. TODD SO THE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM WAS STARTED BY A PROFESSOR AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, AND IT FOCUSES ON THREE KEY INDICATORS, LIKE YOU JUST SAID, ATTENDANCE BEHAVIOR AND COURSE PERFORMANCE. SO WHEN DATA SUGGESTS THAT A STUDENT IS STARTING TO HAVE SOME TROUBLE, THAT’S WHEN THEY START TO INTERVENE. THIS IS WHEN A STUDENT MISSES 10% OR MORE CLASSES IF THEY’RE IN, IF THEY HAVE ANY SUSPENSIONS OR INCIDENTS, OR IF A STUDENT IS STRUGGLING IN CLASS. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE ALREADY …