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With support from Mission: Graduate<\/a>, a new state law passed that requires New Mexico schools to prevent students from missing too much class time. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 236 into law<\/a> this spring, with unanimous approval from the House and the Senate.<\/p>\n

\"\"This policy win comes after five years spent on the issue by Mission: Graduate, a Cradle to Career Network member in Albuquerque.In partnership with a state representative, Mission: Graduate helped to draft the legislation, served as an expert witness during a legislative session and worked with executive and legislative staff to improve the bill to ensure passage.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur efforts finally paid off in a big way,\u201d said Angelo Gonzales, chief strategy officer at United Way of Central New Mexico, which supports Mission: Graduate.\u201cWe are excited about the new changes to state law, and we are already planning to work with the New Mexico Public Education Department to help schools and districts understand what this will mean for them practically.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Fast facts<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The U.S. Department of Education defines chronic absence as missing 15 or more days during the school year. It\u2019s a big barrier to high school graduation and students with too many absences may fall behind<\/a>. But students who improve their attendance are more likely to graduate.<\/p>\n

In 2018, the four-year graduation rate for New Mexico students was 73.9 percent \u2014 11 points lower than the national average. During the 2016-17 school year, 17.5 percent of New Mexico students were chronically absent. The disaggregated data also showed a disparity between students of color and their white peers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The law proposes that all schools collect and report chronic absence data, using the 10 percent threshold recommended by Attendance Works<\/a>. Schools with chronic absence rates higher than a certain threshold will have to create attendance improvement plans. These are all practices that came from Mission: Graduate partners testing strategies with over 40 school-based teams over the last two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe factors involving chronic absenteeism manifest through lack of communication, awareness and collaboration,\u201d said Rep. Patricio Ruiloba, a state legislator from Albuquerque\u2019s South Valley. \u201cFamilies, students and staff are the school-based resources and can work together\u00a0to navigate the social issues, fear and conflicts occurring in our schools.\u00a0Remove these barriers, and have real communication and reduced consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are some key insights learned by Mission: Graduate during this work:<\/p>\n