My first thought while reading option 1 is the class sizes between the schools across the district, at Franklin we usually have class size of 27-30 students where other schools have smaller class sizes. Before COVID we would look at NYS test results and break down the demographics and see if there is any trends. This year we have done the same with NWEA MAP data and one of the reports allows us to look at different demographics for growth level and achievement level. Our culture and climate looks at behavioral data each month and compares to the year before. Option 1 stated, "low attendance resulted from students and families not valuing education, and “solved” the problem with harsher penalties for absences" at Franklin we found that we need to find solutions rather than punishments. Some of the solutions are having walking buddies for kids that live near each other and celebrate getting to school! We now have a Attendance Team to collect data and find support to help families!
