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Los Banos Unified board hears vendor data showing drop in chronic absenteeism
Summary
A vendor presentation showed district chronic absenteeism fell to about 24% from roughly 32% a year earlier; the board asked for pre-pandemic comparisons and praised staff interventions after learning automated mailers and conferences drove many improvements.
Los Banos Unified School District trustees on Tuesday heard a presentation from vendor representative Nick Gilstrap showing year‑over‑year attendance gains and a sharp drop in chronic absenteeism.
Gilstrap, the customer success manager for the district's attendance vendor, told the board the district’s chronic absenteeism rate was about 24% this year, down from roughly 32% at the same point last year. “We actually have over 1,200 students who have excellent attendance,” he said, adding the…
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