EHS students âdisappearingâ
ELLSWORTH â âIt has everything to do with attendance,â Ellsworth High School Principal Dan Clifford told school board members on Jan. 12. He was referring to the current 20 percent failing rate among students, a number that provides a stark comparison to the four to eight percent failing rate that is the norm.
High school students split their school days between in-person and remote learningâattending classes at home via technology where they observe and, to some degree, participate in classes in real-time.
Except that many do not tune in, Clifford said. And, by choice, roughly 100 students are full-time remote learners, although he noted that number was going down, likely due to falling grades among those students.Â