Dr. Blake Canty presented three student indicators to the Chelsea School Committee on Jan. 2, reporting attendance rates by grade bands, the district dropout count, and student mobility for the month of December.

"As a district, cumulatively our students 90% of our students are reporting to school every day," Dr. Canty said, reporting high attendance in pre-K through eighth grade and noting a lower percentile in ninth and 10th grades (around the 81st percentile) and slight variation in 11th and 12th grades.

Dr. Canty reported that, as of Oct. 1, the district enrollment was recorded as 1,827 students in the referenced subgroup (transcript phrasing is garbled at that point) and that 45 students dropped out, yielding a dropout rate of 2.46%.

Mobility figures for December were presented by level: early-learning/ELC showed 10 students in and 11 out (net -1); elementary showed 28 in and 18 out (net +10); middle school showed 14 in and 10 out (net +4); high school showed 20 in and 5 in and 15 out (net +5 as presented in the transcript). Cumulatively for December the district had 72 students in and 54 students out, a net gain of 18 students for the month.

The district framed the attendance figure as aligned with the district priority of ensuring students have access to rigorous, culturally relevant instruction each day. The data were presented as part of the district's indicators-of-success report; the meeting record does not include additional analysis or action tied to the figures in the provided transcript excerpt.