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Banning Unified outlines attendance incentives, secures grants totaling about $800,000 to support MTSS and wellness rooms
Summary
The district presented a new districtwide attendance incentive and described more than $800,000 in recently secured grants to support attendance recovery, restorative practices, PBIS training and wellness rooms, including a three‑year $213,000 grant to mitigate chronic absenteeism.
Director of Student Services Dr. Merlose told the board the office is prioritizing attendance, behavior and social-emotional supports as part of a MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) approach. Dr. Merlose said enrollment trends show gains at several schools and that staff have added classes to respond to higher-than-expected student counts.
To reduce chronic absenteeism and improve connectedness, Dr. Merlose announced a districtwide attendance-incentive program that will recognize students each trimester for perfect attendance and tiers of high attendance (95%–99.9%). He described…
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