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Yakima School District reports 89% average daily attendance; staff outline interventions
Summary
District staff presented three ways attendance is measured and said Skyward period data shows a current 89% average daily attendance; automated family notifications and continued home‑visit interventions were announced to reduce chronic absenteeism.
Yakima School District officials reported updated attendance figures and outlined strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism during the Jan. 5 school board meeting.
District presenters described three distinct attendance measures used for planning and accountability. Omar Santoy introduced the briefing, explaining the district’s strategic-plan target — that students enrolled for 180 days attend at least 171 days (a 95% threshold) — and how that measure differs from state calculations. "Our strategic plan calls for 95% of our students meeting that threshold," Santoy said.
Sean Arminzke presented the district’s data and noted the difference between state and local measures. He said OSPI’s preliminary regular-attendance rate for 2024–25 is 65.3% and…
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