GOAL 2: PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM
MILESTONE 5: All schools will achieve or exceed local and state standards for attendance, promotion, and dropout.
DATA POINT: Attendance Data
OVERVIEW
MCPS is committed to the belief that there is a relationship among regular attendance, academic achievement, and students' successful completion of a rigorous educational program. Regular daily attendance is vital to the continuity of classroom instruction and participation in school activities, is required for students to obtain optimum learning benefits from the school experience, and is necessary for effective instruction and evaluation.
MSDE has set 94% as the standard for satisfactory attendance for all students in grades 1 through 12. Attendance rate is the "other" academic measure for AYP for elementary and middle schools under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The standard applies to all students, not individual groups of students. However, the attendance rate of individual groups of students is a factor if a school makes AYP with safe harbor.
The average daily attendance for a given year is based on the aggregate number of enrolled students who are present in school each day of the September to June school year. MSDE calculates the percent average daily attendance by dividing the aggregate number of students in attendance by the aggregate number of students in membership for the September to June school year.
Complete Report(s)
2007 Maryland Report Card: Montgomery County Attendance Rate, Elementary, Middle and High