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Fulton County Schools discontinues attendance‑recovery bus pilot after mixed results
Summary
After a four‑month pilot at Brookview and Heritage Elementary Schools that logged 716 rides and did not meet a 20% reduction goal, the Fulton County Board of Education voted unanimously to discontinue the attendance recovery bus pilot and asked staff to return with further options and analysis.
The Fulton County Board of Education voted June 18 to accept staff’s recommendation to discontinue an attendance‑recovery bus pilot at Brookview and Heritage Elementary Schools after the program failed to meet its stated goal.
"As mentioned earlier in the presentation, the pilot did not achieve the goal of a 20% reduction in daily absence rate within the pilot period," Dr. Charice Campbell, Zone 1 superintendent, said during the board presentation. Researchers from Maple at Georgia State University assisted the district’s analysis.
The pilot, launched in January 2025, aimed to lower the daily…
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