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Trussville highlights attendance program and recognizes about 700 students
Summary
District staff described a program to celebrate regular school attendance and reported recognizing just over 700 students this semester, with school-level tallies provided; the board heard the plan and approved posting the financial report to the website.
Trussville City Schools staff presented an attendance program designed to celebrate students who attend regularly and to reduce chronic absenteeism.
Presenters described selection criteria for recognition (perfect attendance or no more than three excused absences and three excused tardies, enrolled within the first 30 days) and said the district is celebrating just over 700 students this semester. School-level tallies given in the presentation were Hewitt Trussville High School 216, Hewitt Trussville Middle 167, Payne Elementary 179, Cahaba 66 and Magnolia 89. Staff noted efforts such as gift-card drawings, postcards to families and classroom-level incentives.
Nut Graf: The program is linked explicitly to district goals and the Alabama state report card: presenters said improving attendance supports academic outcomes and state-report-card metrics. Staff also noted the district reduced chronic absenteeism substantially the prior year.
Board members thanked staff for the initiative; no changes to policy were enacted at the meeting.
Ending: Staff indicated celebrations and follow-up activities will continue through the semester; no formal board action beyond receiving the report was recorded in the transcript.
