{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-198d","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-198d","heading":"Chronic absenteeism prevention and intervention plan.","body":"(a) Not later than January 1, 2016, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Interagency Council for Ending the Achievement Gap established pursuant to section 10-16nn, shall develop a chronic absenteeism prevention and intervention plan for use by local and regional boards of education to reduce chronic absenteeism in the school district.\n(b) (1) The department shall semiannually review, and revise as needed, the chronic absenteeism prevention and intervention plan. In making such revisions, the department shall incorporate the findings of the most recent report of disconnected youth, developed pursuant to section 22 of public act 24-45*. In addition to the policies and procedures concerning truants described in section 10-198a, the plan shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (A) Information that describes (i) chronic absenteeism, including, but not limited to, the definition of a chronically absent child under section 10-198c, and the causes of chronic absenteeism, such as poverty, violence, poor health and lack of access to transportation, (ii) the effect of chronic absenteeism on a student's academic performance, and (iii) how family and school partnerships with community resources, including, but not limited to, family resource centers and youth service bureaus, can reduce chronic absenteeism and improve student attendance, (B) the use of an early indication tool provided by the department or other third party, provided such tool is designed to quickly identify students who are at risk for becoming chronically absent or disconnected from school, such as those students who (i) are at risk of not graduating or satisfying the high school graduation requirements pursuant to section 10-221a, (ii) have a history of behavioral concerns or disciplinary issues, including suspensions or expulsions, and (iii) are homeless children or youth, as defined in 42 USC 11343a, as amended from time to time, and (C) a means of collecting and analyzing data relating to student attendance, truancy and chronic absenteeism for the purpose of (i) disaggregating such data by school district, school, grade and subgroups, such as race, ethnicity, gender, eligibility for free or reduced priced lunches, housing status, students whose primary language is not English and students with disabilities, and (ii) assisting local and regional boards of education in (I) tracking chronic absenteeism over multiple years and for the current school year, (II) developing indicators to identify students who are at risk of being chronically absent children, (III) monitoring students' attendance over time, and (IV) making adjustments to interventions as they are being implemented.\n(2) The chronic absenteeism prevention and intervention plan may include, but need not be limited to, the following: (A) A research-based and data-driven home visiting or mentorship model that addresses and attempts to prevent or reduce chronic absenteeism through the use of mentors, such as students, teachers, administrators, intramural and interscholastic athletic coaches, school resource officers, family navigators, student success coaches and community partners, and (B) incentives and rewards that recognize schools and students that improve attendance and reduce the school chronic absenteeism rate.","path":["TITLE 10. EDUCATION AND CULTURE","CHAPTER 168. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_168.htm#sec_10-198d","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:21Z","sha256":"1991bb4e37476b5104a990e8ed0b36298fbf0adb1be437a5b7e87530920df007","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-198c","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-198e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}