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Detroit schools describe $200 high‑school attendance incentive; officials say gift cards go to students, not parents
Summary
The district described a $200-per-cycle gift‑card incentive aimed at improving high‑school attendance, explained eligibility and distribution, and outlined follow-up processes for disputed attendance records.
Detroit Public Schools Community District officials described a temporary attendance incentive for high‑school students that pays recipients with Visa gift cards worth $200 per 10‑school‑day cycle, and said the payments go to students rather than parents.
Superintendent Dr. Beatty told the Academic Committee the program began the first day students returned from winter break, operates in four 10‑day cycles through late March and targets grades 9–12, where chronic absenteeism is highest. He said funding comes from interest earned on money held for the district’s facility master plan and therefore is not subject to ordinary federal or state restrictions.
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