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Policy update: attendance policy revised to reflect legislative changes; district launches parent/guardian academies
Summary
The committee reviewed updates to Student Attendance Policy 503 to reflect legislative changes and staff described a new parent/guardian academy focused on improving student attendance.
Sept. 11 — Policy 503 (Student Attendance) was reviewed to incorporate recent legislative changes; staff also described district efforts to improve attendance, including parent/guardian academy sessions.
Committee chair read the policy purpose and noted the intent “to encourage regular school attendance. It is intended to be positive and not punitive.” Staff said the only substantive change in this review was an update to the excused-absence language to reflect new legislation.
Nut graf: Attendance has been a district priority since the pandemic; staff described outreach campaigns and a new parent/guardian academy series that will include an initial session on attendance strategies for families. Board members said they have seen attendance-focused communications and school signage during visits to buildings.
Board Member Mike Cassell asked how the district will educate students about reporting threats and similar procedures; staff said the recent newsletter to parents will be sent to students after ParentSquare addresses a technical issue with student accounts. Staff added that because of privacy/data rules (referred to in the meeting as “Copa laws”), the district currently only has direct ParentSquare contact details for middle and high school students.
Ending: The committee accepted the legislative update and asked staff to continue outreach and bring any further attendance-related policy proposals back to the committee.
