Albuquerque Public Schools taking part in White House summit on chronic student absenteeism
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two Albuquerque Public Schools leaders are heading to a White House summit to talk about chronic absenteeism within the school district. A spokesperson for APS says for the 2022-2023 school year, 38% of students were chronically absent. That is defined as students missing 10% or more school days since the beginning of the school year.
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On Wednesday, APS’ Associate Superintendent of Leadership and the district’s Development Specialist will share what APS has been doing to reverse the trend. The summit will be from 7:30-9:15 a.m. in Washington D.C.
