School Attendance In Kentucky

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School Attendance In Kentucky

Research Report No. 449

Office Of Education Accountability

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Project Staff Logan D. Rupard

Chris Riley Albert Alexander Deborah Nelson, PhD Sabrina J. Olds Christopher B. Joffrion Bart Liguori, PhD

Bart Liguori, PhD Research Division Manager

David Wickersham Deputy Director for the Office of Education Accountability

Research Report No. 449 Interactive Feature: lrc.Lrcpubs/interactive/chronicabsenteeism.htm

Legislative Research Commission

Frankfort, Kentucky

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Accepted August 15, 2017, by the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee

Paid for with state funds. Available in alternative format by request.

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Foreword

Foreword

For more than 25 years, the Office of Education Accountability (OEA) has played an important role in reporting on education reform in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Today, the employees of OEA strive to provide fair and equitable accountability, documenting the challenges and opportunities confronting Kentucky's education system.

In November 2016, the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee approved the OEA 2017 study agenda, which included the report you're reading now. This report discusses attendance trends at the state and district levels and includes comparisons to other states. Compared to Kentucky's seven surrounding states, Kentucky has the second highest rate of students who are chronically absent. Additionally, this report finds that chronically absent students have lower outcomes with regard to grade point averages and testing, on average, than other students have.

The Legislative Research Commission comprises more than 400 professionals who work to make the legislative process accessible, informative, and relevant to the citizens of the commonwealth. OEA is an important part of that mission. Thank you for your interest in this report and for your interest in chronic absenteeism in Kentucky.

Legislative Research Commission Frankfort, Kentucky August 2017

David A. Byerman Director

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