School district launches aggressive campaign to boost attendance

During a recent government meeting, officials discussed key strategies aimed at improving student attendance and addressing the challenges of tracking down students who have registered but are not attending school. The meeting highlighted the district's goal of increasing attendance rates by 3% by the end of the 2024-2025 school year, with a focus on monitoring and reporting attendance data to maximize funding.

The district plans to implement several strategies, including regular meetings to review attendance data and campus incentives to reward good attendance among students and staff. Chief De la Garza provided an update on efforts to locate students who have not shown up for school, revealing that approximately 80 home visits were conducted recently to track down these students. He emphasized the importance of verifying addresses and ensuring that students complete their registration processes.

Officials noted that some students who were registered last year have not returned, with reasons ranging from incomplete registration to potential relocation. The district is actively working to confirm the status of these students, with a timeline of ten days set for unenrollment if they cannot be located. The meeting also revealed that while high school enrollment has increased by 78 students compared to last year, both intermediate and elementary levels have seen declines of 30 to 60 students.

The discussion underscored the district's commitment to ensuring that every student is accounted for and supported in their educational journey, with ongoing efforts to improve communication and data accuracy to prevent students from falling through the cracks.