Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
District staff outlines Wisconsin truancy process, county diversion options
Summary
District presenter Tom walked the Mosinee board through Wisconsin Stat. 118.15, the district's tiered attendance response and Marathon County diversion and citation options, saying the goal is early intervention and family engagement before court referral.
Tom, a district staff presenter, gave a detailed presentation of how the Mosinee School District handles student attendance under Wisconsin law, including a four-tier response intended to identify causes of absenteeism and escalate only after supports have been tried. He cited Wis. Stat. 118.15 and said the district distinguishes unexcused absences from excessive excused absences and uses Skyward coding and robocalls to monitor attendance.
Tom described the tiered system the district uses: level 1 is an initial conversation with an attendance officer or assistant principal; level 2 involves counselors and a student-school-refusal assessment to identify root causes…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
