South Dakota’s public school report card shows fewer students attend class

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) – Final Thursday, the South Dakota Division of Training printed the state’s 2021-22 public faculty report card.

The report offers information that helps mother and father, educators, and group leaders perceive how their public faculties carry out.

This yr, an space of concern was the attendance fee. In line with the DOE, pre-pandemic attendance was at 92% and final yr it was at 86% statewide.

Fast Metropolis hasn’t fared any higher, with RCAS saying pre-pandemic attendance was above 90%, and through the 2021-22 faculty yr they have been at 85% which has been inflicting concern.

”Research have proven that college students who miss even two days a month have a decrease fee of commencement and each day it doesn’t matter what a child says, each day we’re doing one thing vital at school and that studying is going on,” stated RCAS Superintendent Nicole Swigart, “So, any day that’s missed studying is missed,”

Swigart added that whereas these numbers are from final faculty yr, at present this yr’s numbers are on par.

The state and districts are working to fight absenteeism with a public consciousness marketing campaign advising college students and their households on the long-term advantages of normal faculty attendance.

Secretary of Training Tiffany Sanderson inspired the hassle she stated “It’s fairly easy: children can’t be taught if they don’t seem to be at college,”

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