Granite School District District highlights from NCTQ’s Roll call: The importance of teacher attendance The following analysis reflects the 2012–2013 teacher attendance data sent by 40 large urban districts, including Granite School District, to the National Council on Teacher Quality. Long-term absences lasting more than 10 consecutive days were not included in order to exclude leave taken for serious illness and maternity/paternity leave.

Salt Lake City summary

Excellent Moderate Chronically absent School poverty Number of Average days attendance Frequently absent Attendance rate attendance (more than 18 level teachers absent (3 or fewer (11 –17 days absent) (4 –10 days absent) days absent) days absent)

Overall 234,031 11 94% 16% 40% 28% 16%

Salt Lake City 1,279 9 95% 14% 52% 27% 7%

0 – 20% 49 9 95% 10% 59% 31% 0%

21 – 40% 173 9 95% 15% 52% 25% 8%

41 – 60% 169 10 95% 11% 49% 30% 11%

61 – 80% 303 9 95% 17% 53% 22% 9%

81 – 100% 585 9 95% 17% 50% 25% 8%

Poverty level of schools was based on students’ eligibility for free– and reduced–price lunch.

Average days absent by district

15 days

Average number of days absent: 11

10 days

5 days

0

Dallas Austin Buffalo Orlando Newark Phoenix Seattle Denver Atlanta Tampa Nashville Charlotte San Jose Hartford St. LouisHouston Cleveland San DiegoCincinnatiPittsburgh New York Milwaukee Jacksonville San AntonioProvidence Kansas City Minneapolis Philadelphia Indianapolis Portland, OR New OrleansSacramento Los Angeles Louisville, KY Columbus, OH Oklahoma CityBaltimore City San Francisco Salt Lake City

District of Columbia

Percentage of teachers by Percentage of absences by attendance category attendance category 7% 3%

14% 19% Excellent attendance (3 or fewer days absent) 27% 40% Moderate attendance (4 - 10 Days absent)

Frequently absent 52% 37% (11 - 17 days absent)

Chronically absent (18 or more days absent)

NCTQ | June 2014 District Summary | Salt Lake City Percentage of teachers in attendance category by district

Excellent attendance (3 or fewer days absent) Moderate attendance (4 - 10 days absent) Frequently absent (11 - 17 days absent) Chronically absent (18 or more days absent)

Excellent attendance (3 or fewer days absent) Moderate attendance (4 - 10 days absent) Frequently absent (11 - 17 days absent) Chronically absent (18 or more days absent)

Atlanta

Austin

Baltimore City

Buffalo

Charlotte

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Columbus, OH

Dallas

Denver

Hartford

Houston

Indianapolis

Jacksonville

Kansas City

Los Angeles

Louisville, KY

Milwaukee

Minneapolis

Nashville

New Orleans

New York

Newark

Oklahoma City

Orlando

Philadelphia

Phoenix

Pittsburgh

Portland, OR

Providence

Sacramento

Salt Lake City

San Antonio

San Diego

San Francisco

San Jose

Seattle

St. Louis

Tampa

District of Columbia

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NCTQ | June 2014 District Summary | Salt Lake City