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Yelm site leaders say attendance and special-education support remain priorities as test scores wobble

Yelm Community Schools Board of Directors · March 13, 2026
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School staff told the school board the site serves about 376 students, highlighted strengths in student belonging and SEL supports, and flagged 31 students with chronic attendance problems and continuing work to align interventions with MTSS and IEP needs.

School staff presented a site report at the March 12 Yelm Community Schools board meeting, saying the school currently enrolls about 376 students and that staff are focusing on attendance, targeted instruction and social-emotional learning.

The presenter said roughly one-quarter of the school’s students receive special-education services and described a range of interventions — small-group instruction, one-on-one supports, career-education volunteers and targeted MTSS cycles — intended to reduce barriers…

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