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EPISD audit flags attendance shortfalls tied to millions in lost state funding
Summary
The internal audit office reported high unexcused-absence counts at tested high schools and districtwide, estimating that each percentage point of attendance equals roughly $3 million and urging targeted interventions and an attendance campaign.
Internal auditors told the El Paso ISD audit committee that attendance and truancy remain a significant concern and that coding, documentation and campus-level monitoring gaps could be causing both missed interventions and funding losses.
"For the 7 campuses that we tested, they had a combined, number of unexcused absences, just a little over 161,000, which…
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