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Board reviews state law changes on teacher evaluations and student attendance; first reading of revised attendance policy scheduled
Summary
Board members reviewed recent state legislation affecting educator evaluations and attendance reporting. The board held a first reading of revised attendance policy updates required by SEA 482 and plans to notify families before a formal second reading and adoption.
The MSD Wabash County Schools board reviewed two state-law changes at its Aug. 4, 2025, meeting: recent revisions affecting educator evaluations and a new state attendance law that changes how absences are categorized and when schools must report habitual truancy.
District staff told the board that a recently enacted House measure (referenced in the meeting as “house tour act 10 o 2”) removed the statutory requirement to assign each certified employee a categorical evaluation label such as "highly effective," "effective," "improvement necessary," or "ineffective." The district must still develop or adopt an annual educator performance-evaluation plan that is not subject to…
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