OHIO ATTENDANCE DASHBOARD

THE STATE OF OHIO IS ROLLING OUT A NEW TOOL TO HELP CURB SCHOOL TRUANCY. 
OHIO LEADERS ARE ROLLING OUT A NEW TOOL TO TRACK STUDENT ATTENDANCE ACROSS THE STATE. GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE IS SET TO ANNOUNCE A STATEWIDE DASHBOARD THAT WILL UPDATE WEEKLY. IT'LL SHOW ABSENTEEISM DATA BY DISTRICT, SCHOOL AND GRADE LEVEL. STATE OFFICIALS SAY MORE THAN A QUARTER OF OHIO STUDENTS WERE CHRONICALLY ABSENT LAST YEAR. THE GOAL IS TO GIVE SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES REAL TIME DATA TO HELP GET KIDS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM.