Wouldn't it be nice if the story you just read where there was a 20% improvement in attendance were really true? It is not!  Dig deeper & one would find the real reason for the vast improvement in attendance at WHS.  Truthfully, Mr. Stone manipulated the attendance system for almost 1/4 of this school year by having office staff mark students who were suspended as excused in the attendance system. This was done by marking them as "school sponsored activity" instead of the proper and more accurate "In School Suspension". THIS is where the vast majority of the improvement in attendance really came from. If you're wondering why such drastic measures were taken, it's simple really...the feds want fewer minorities suspended (aka- Cut the Education pipeline to Prison). In order to accomplish this goal they have financially incentivized States to make improvements in this area. This outcome was a result of pressure from ASD headquarters for all Principals to be creative & do "something"!!!