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Mesa Public Schools parent advisory committee recommends tighter attendance, discipline and clearer homework guidance
Summary
The district'appointed Parent Advisory Committee delivered recommendations on attendance notification, discipline consistency and homework guidance, urging clearer communication, consistent school-level practices and updated handbook language.
Mesa Public Schools'appointed Parent Advisory Committee members presented a package of recommendations to the Governing Board on May 20 after two meetings and a district data review focused on attendance, discipline and homework.
The committee''s attendance subcommittee, led by Carrie (office specialist, Field Elementary School), told the board that inconsistent staff and school communication is delaying parent notice about missed class periods and preventing timely corrective action. Carrie said some parents don't receive notification until the end of the day, making it impossible to get a student to class that same day. The group recommended separate attendance rules and communications for elementary and secondary schools, consistent tardy and absence…
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