District credits improved attendance and lower suspensions to stronger relationships with students

At the kickoff, an agency official highlighted measurable improvements in student attendance and discipline, saying chronic absenteeism is down 20% since the 2020–21 school year and out-of-school suspension days have fallen by 25% over the last two years.

"Since the 2020–21 school year, chronic absenteeism has dropped 20% division wide. As well as out of school suspension days are down 25% over the last 2 years," the official (first speaking at SEG 033) said, attributing the changes to strengthened relationships between staff, students and families.

The remarks presented the figures as district progress but did not include the raw counts, baseline numbers or sources for the measurements in the transcript. For reporting beyond this summary, readers should request the district's attendance- and discipline-data reports to confirm timeframes and calculation methods.