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Elliott and Rod Kelly principals tell Gilroy Unified board their SPSAs prioritize attendance, ELD and targeted interventions
Summary
At the Sept. 19 Gilroy Unified board meeting, Elliott and Rod Kelly principals presented site plans stressing daily designated ELD, expanded math interventions, iReady diagnostics and community-liaison efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism; the district will provide a coordinated intervention update to the board in coming weeks.
At Thursday’s Gilroy Unified School District board meeting, Elliott and Rod Kelly principals presented highlights from their 2023–24 Site Plans for Student Achievement (SPSAs), focusing on improving attendance, accelerating English-language development and expanding targeted interventions.
Miss Rivera, the principal presenting for Elliott, told the board Elliott enrolled about 472 students last year, with roughly 80% qualifying for free or reduced-price meals and 64% identified as English learners. "We lessened our chronic absenteeism and our overall attendance increased by, like, 3%," she said, attributing the improvement to home visits, SAR meetings and an embedded community liaison who…
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