District staff presented year‑end attendance data, PBIS reports and school climate survey findings. Administrators said chronic absenteeism improved by roughly two percentage points since 2022–23 and that 80% of schools have reduced chronic absenteeism during that period. The district’s daily attendance improved in six of 11 months last year, and overall daily attendance rose by about 0.25 percentage points.

Project leads said those percentages translate to “123 kids that are doing better” on chronic‑absence measures and 81 fewer students missing the equivalent of two months of school. The district credited strengthened attendance teams, state coordination and targeted interventions; it plans a renewed campaign this school year and additional staff resources at secondary sites where absenteeism remains a challenge.

Administrators also briefed the board on PBIS initiatives: several elementary schools have implemented electronic card systems to reward positive behavior and to capture data (Horizon, Hillcrest, McMillan, Grant, Viewmont examples were cited). Secondary programs include Sources of Strength and expanded mental‑health activities; the district secured funding to provide a class period for student leaders at both junior highs and the high school to build community resiliency.

The school climate survey, administered biennially, showed high marks for elementary school happiness and staff sense of safety (k–2 students: 82% positive; staff: 91% report feeling safe). Areas for improvement included perceptions of fairness in discipline among older students and parents (lower scores) and staff reports that bullying occurs “often” in some settings; staff reported roughly 50% frequency on bullying occurring often, parents about 40%.

Administrators said they will provide principals with clean copies of policies and targeted training and will continue data-driven approaches to reduce absenteeism and bullying. The board received the reports as information; no votes were taken.