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Yakima School District reports early attendance uptick, emphasizes ‘all students, all means all’
Summary
Executive Director Omar Santoy told the board the district’s Skyward daily-average attendance has held near 88% over the last three years and the 2025–26 school year is starting strong at about 93% daily average; Santoy contrasted local Skyward measures with OSPI’s regular-attendance numbers and described classroom strategies to boost engagement.
Executive Director of Student Services Omar Santoy told the Yakima School District Board on Sept. 16 that the district is continuing steady progress on ENDS Goal No. 2 — ensuring “all students empowered, connected, supported, resilient and engaged.” Santoy said the district’s internal Skyward daily-average attendance metric has been a stable, accessible measure — “it does measure every kid, every period,” — and reported that the district has maintained roughly an 88% daily average over the last three years and was starting the 2025–26 year at about 93%.
Santoy noted the difference between…
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