Attendance Targets Hit by 76 Schools

In her weekly e-newsletter, St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Diana Bourisaw announced this week that 76 of the district’s 96 schools have reached attendance goals she set shortly after assuming the post in July.

“Earlier this year, I established attendance rate targets for all schools, including 95% for elementary, 92% for middle/junior high, and 90% for high,” said Bourisaw.

“At the end of the first month of school, I highlighted those schools that met or exceeded those targets. I’m pleased to again share with you that nine more schools have been added to the list for the first half of the 2006-2007 school year.”

Bourisaw indicated that eight out of 17 high schools, 15 out of 18 middle schools, 51 out of 57 elementary schools, and 2 out of 4 alternative schools have reached those targets.