New $10.7M state program addresses student absenteeism, disengagement
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A new statewide initiative has been created to address high rates of student absenteeism and disengagement.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced the new program Monday to support K-12 students with poor attendance and engagement levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Called the Learner Engagement and Attendance Program, it is a partnership between the state education department and six Regional Education Service Centers and targets Bridgeport and 14 other school districts throughout Connecticut.
The program is funded by $10.7 million of the state’s federal COVID-19 relief dollars, and comes as rates of chronic absenteeism remain stubbornly high in some areas of the state.