🌱 Rowe Elementary sees a sharp drop in chronic absenteeism
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- Rowe Elementary sees a sharp drop in chronic absenteeism
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- Thursday: Rain, temps: high: 42, low: 35.
- Friday: Snow and rain, up to 1", with a high of 37 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Most Franklin County school districts saw attendance gains in 2025-26 (recorder.com) — Rowe Elementary students attended an average of three more days in 2025-26 than the year before, as chronic absenteeism fell from 27.1% to 8.8%. The school's overall attendance rate rose to 93.4%, just below the statewide average, joining a broader pattern of attendance gains across Franklin County. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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