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United ISD officials outline attendance push as enrollment falls about 687 students short of projection
Summary
District staff told trustees United ISD has a 95.66% attendance rate, an enrollment of 39,828 and a shortfall of 687 students from projections; the district set a 1% chronic-absenteeism reduction goal and described multiple campus and community initiatives.
United Independent School District officials on Tuesday told the Board of Trustees the district’s daily attendance stood at 95.66% and total enrollment at 39,828 students, about 687 fewer than projected, and described new and ongoing efforts to raise attendance and locate missing students.
District Director of Attendance Delma Martinez said the district’s attendance officers have been “going out there and recruiting our students, getting them enrolled,” and reported the district has 216 students who are currently “no shows” that staff are trying to locate.
Martinez said the district set a one-percentage-point chronic-absence reduction goal for 2025–26 after a yearlong process that included teachers, campus and district leaders and parents, and said the target was shared with campus principals and attendance…
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