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Colton SD 53 reviews winter assessments and flags attendance, conduct as priorities
Summary
Board members reviewed winter data across Colton School District 53 and heard presenters report improved reading growth in some grades, persistent attendance gaps and a small group of students driving most referrals; staff will return with follow-up analysis, vendor bids and intervention plans.
Colton School District 53 board members heard winter assessment and attendance reports from school leaders on Thursday, with principals and presenters laying out gains in reading and course performance alongside continuing concerns about attendance and student conduct.
The high school presenter told the board the school has about "62 of the kids that are attending regularly," with most students in a ‘green’ attendance band (90%+), a sizeable yellow band (80–90%), and a smaller red group of chronically absent students. The presenter said the school assigned Friday‑school and enforced sports‑attendance rules to address chronic absences; some families, she added, chose online instruction after enforcement began. "We started assigning Friday school... Some students responded really well to that. Other families just decided, actually, we're just gonna go online," the presenter said.
The presenter…
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