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Schools report strong back‑to‑school turnout; district launches attendance challenges and writing focus
Summary
Principals and staff reported successful back‑to‑school nights, attendance incentives and a district focus on writing and early diagnostics; several schools launched PBIS and attendance challenges.
Several Bassett Unified schools reported strong starts to the 2025-26 school year during the Sept. 9 board meeting, highlighting well‑attended back‑to‑school nights, attendance incentives and schoolwide programs to support student engagement.
In a series of school reports read into the record, site leaders described campus activities: Bandwidth (Ben Wig Elementary) reported successful back‑to‑school night and the start of i‑Ready diagnostic testing; Edgewood Academy described a PBIS kickoff and an attendance awareness month challenge with a principal‑pie incentive; Sunkist Elementary reported a 97 percent daily attendance rate and a no‑excuses university assembly; Don Julian and Torch Middle School reported diagnostic testing and PBIS raffles; high schools reported active fall sports and college/career readiness activities, including FAFSA workshops and counseling outreach.
Superintendent Dr. Alejandro Alvarez and several trustees praised school staff and parent engagement. Board members asked for districtwide enrollment and attendance strategies and recognized after‑school and music programs as contributors to student retention and engagement.
The meeting record shows the district has scheduled a Parent Academy for Oct. 11 and district professional development on writing, with the intent to align a writing program districtwide.
These reports were informational and no board action was taken; trustees used the opportunity to request continued reporting on attendance and program outcomes.
