Change in strategy cut chronic absenteeism at LEAD Academy

Chronic absenteeism has been an ongoing issue for public schools nationwide and it only increased following the pandemic.LEAD Academy in Nashville was no exception.To combat the issue, the public charter high school took an aggressive and comprehensive approach by implementing a new set of strategies that led to a drop in the number of chronically absent students from 42 percent in the 2021/2022 school year to 22 percent last year.