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Urbandale district outlines impact, costs and enforcement steps from new state attendance law
Summary
District officials told the board the state attendance law has produced certified-letter mailing costs and triggers escalating interventions at 10%, 15% and 20% absenteeism thresholds.
A district administrator told the Urbandale Community School District board that the new state attendance law has required the district to mail hundreds of certified letters and is driving additional staff time, costs and mandated interventions.
The unnamed district administrator reported that, since the law took effect, the district spent $2,501.70 on certified letters and mailed 390 certified letters; 92 were returned unclaimed and 32 were undeliverable.…
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