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EPISD staff recommends reinstating 90% attendance rule, seeks advisory committee
Summary
Administration recommended removing the District of Innovation exemption for the 90% seat-time rule, citing multi-year attendance declines and a recent rise after new compulsory-attendance procedures; staff requested two board representatives for a DOI advisory committee and outlined a January–May timeline for review and a May board recommendation.
District administrators recommended Jan. 20 that the board remove a District of Innovation exemption that has allowed exceptions to a 90% seat-time attendance rule and reinstate the 90% requirement in policy beginning with the 2026–27 school year.
Miss Macias (presenting the item) told trustees that staff reviewed nine years of data showing attendance declined after the exemption took effect and that attendance fell further following COVID.…
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