Individual Indicator: Prior Attendance
More than 2/3 of students who were chronically absent in 2010-11 had also been chronically absent the year prior.
Prior absenteeism does appear to be a strong predictor of future absenteeism. Of the chronically absent students at Roger Williams in 2010-11, 71% were chronically absent the previous school year (2009-10). In contrast, just 14% of students who had low chronic absenteeism in SY10-11 were chronically absent the previous school year.
