“Every day in school matters and we are thrilled to see a higher percentage of students were in class as we started the new year,” CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said in a statement.
Per the district, the first-day attendance rate reflects the proportion of students who were enrolled for the first day of school and engaged with school on the first day. The start date was the first time CPS resumed classes this early since the 2013-14 school year, which saw a nearly identical 93.5% of students show up, though total enrollment has dropped since then.
According to CPS, first-day attendance last year was just over 91%, and it was about 84% the year prior, which was marked by remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The district credited its summer programming — including academic recovery classes, enrichment courses and career exploration and grade-level transition camps — with helping bring back more students for the start of the school year.“I am grateful to our amazing CPS families for allowing us to work with more than 91,000 students over the summer and to all our faculty and staff who provided great learning experiences,” Martinez said.
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