Articles written by Submitted By Shawn Bleth

Submitted by Shawn Bleth, Malta Public Schools|Jul 13, 2022

Malta Public Schools, like many other schools across the state, has struggled with the problem of consistent student attendance. This is a problem that has been steadily growing and has accelerated in recent years. The U.S. Department of Education identifies a chronically absent student as one who is absent 15 or more days in a single school year. The chart on the right is the average number of days absent for our students and the percentage who would be considered chronically absent. In...