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Trustees debate attendance policy, cite $2.7 million funding impact and suggest split elementary/secondary approach

2522523 · March 6, 2025
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Board members discussed whether to maintain a single district attendance policy or split into elementary and secondary rules, and heard staff say lower attendance reduced state funding by an estimated $2.7 million last year.

Trustees reviewed the district’s attendance policy and discussed whether to split the policy into separate elementary and secondary versions to better reflect differing instructional needs and consequences.

CFO Grantham told the board staff had estimated the district lost roughly $2.7 million last year because actual attendance fell below an idealized headcount used in state funding calculations. Staff explained Idaho’s…

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