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District 60 details safety upgrades and attendance plan as chronic absenteeism improves to 35%
Summary
District leaders described new safety equipment, expanded radio communications with first responders, discipline supports and a multi‑tiered attendance plan. Officials reported chronic absenteeism has fallen to 35% after peaking post‑pandemic; the board asked for clearer, district‑wide attendance triggers and more consistent use of truancy court.
Andy Burns, executive director of student support services for Pueblo School District 60, and Mike Bayer, the district’s director of culture, safety and wellness, presented a combined report Feb. 11 on school safety, discipline and chronic absenteeism.
Burns and Bayer outlined multiple safety upgrades — including a citywide radio link to first responders, a district visitor‑screening system integrated with Infinite Campus and Raptor, rotating metal detectors at large events and selected secondary campuses, and vape‑detection sensors in secondary restrooms — and described discipline and intervention efforts intended to reduce suspensions and expulsions.
The presentation also covered the district’s attendance work. Burns reported the district’s chronic absenteeism rate has declined from a post‑pandemic peak of 49% in 2022 to about 41% last year, and “as of this week, our district chronic absenteeism rate is down to 35 percent.” He said the district uses a multi‑tiered…
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