Kingdom East SD
Kingdom East and St Johnsbury Went From Majority-Absent to Below Average in Two Years
Correction (July 20, 2026; updated July 22): An earlier version said Karen Conroy became St Johnsbury superintendent in January 2025 and inherited attendance gains already underway. She joined the dis...
19 Vermont Districts Improved Their Chronic Absenteeism Every Year Since the 2022 Peak
One number in Vermont's chronic absenteeism data stands out for the right reason: 19 of 26 districts with complete three-year data improved their chronic rate every single year from the 2021-22 peak t...
Kingdom East Cut Its Chronic Absenteeism Rate by 28 Points in Two Years
Two years ago, a majority of students in Kingdom East SD were chronically absent. The 1,247-student district in Vermont's rural Northeast Kingdom recorded a 50.6% chronic rate in 2021-22 — 631 student...
Champlain Valley Cut Its Chronic Absenteeism Rate in Half — to Under 10%
In a state where one in four students is chronically absent, Champlain Valley SD has driven its rate to under one in ten. The state's largest district — 4,150 students spread across Hinesburg, Charlot...