Good morning, and Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you're enjoying time with family. Since we're heading into the holiday break, here's a brief snapshot from Friday's data (Nov 22).

Snapshot from Friday

Enrollment: -14 from Oct 1 (1,071 students)

School Current Oct 1 Change % Change
DELA 468 475 -7 -1.47%
DCHS 226 229 -3 -1.31%
KBC 103 106 -3 -2.83%
BCPS 274 275 -1 -0.36%

We're tracking as expected through attrition season - nothing alarming. For current details when you're back, see the Enrollment Report.

Student Attendance: Strong across the board

  • Region-wide: 96.0% (excellent for a Friday before break)
  • KBC leading at 97.3%
  • DCHS at 94.5% (typical for high school Friday)
  • 114 chronically absent students (10.6% of enrollment)

Staffing: Light absence day

  • 7 staff out Friday (8.8% absence rate)
  • Central Office: 5 out (Althea Williams, Harold Thomas, John Murphy, Lisa Wright, Pamela Whitcomb - all sick)
  • BCPS: Rodale Jones (sick)
  • KBC: Jajuana Matlock (FMLA)

Teacher Attendance Taking: No data returned (expected for day before break - likely incomplete reporting day)

Brief Context

Friday before Thanksgiving week looks exactly as expected: stable enrollment during attrition season, strong student attendance for an end-of-week day, minimal staff absences. Nothing requiring immediate attention.

Enjoy the break - next brief will be Monday when everyone's back in the building.

— Analytics