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Lancaster ISD reports modest attendance gains, credits monitoring and outreach
Summary
Superintendent-level staff reported a 1–3% increase in attendance for the second six-week period, citing hourly hall monitoring, a daily dashboard that flags two-day absences (triggering outreach and home visits), early-bird tutorial scheduling, improved Tier 1 instruction, and an on-site immunization clinic as drivers of the gains.
Doctor Jackson told trustees the district saw a 1–3% increase in attendance across campuses for the second six-week reporting period and described four strategies he credited for the improvement.
"As you can see, everything is green," Jackson said, adding the district views attendance growth as a return toward pre-COVID levels. He listed the district’s aggressive attendance monitoring (hourly hallway audits and hall monitors recording student movements), a dashboard updated every 24 hours that flags students who miss two consecutive days (prompting phone calls and, if unanswered, home visits — about 43 per week), an early-bird tutorial schedule that helps families with mixed-school schedules, and improvements in Tier 1 instruction.
Jackson framed attendance improvements as part of broader supports including an on-site immunization clinic currently housed at the middle school and ongoing engagement between district leaders and families. Trustees praised the work and asked technical questions about dashboard ownership and the staff who manage the analytics.
Next steps: staff will continue monitoring, and trustees will receive updated reports in regular sessions.
