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PVPUSD board proclaims September 2025 Attendance Awareness Month, cites drop in chronic absenteeism
Summary
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District board adopted a resolution recognizing September as Attendance Awareness Month and restated a district goal to reduce chronic absenteeism by 1% per year; staff cited a decline from 12% to 10% in recent years and student representatives described site-level incentives.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Board of Education on Sept. 10 adopted a resolution recognizing September 2025 as Attendance Awareness Month and reaffirming a district goal to reduce chronic absenteeism by 1 percentage point each year.
Dr. Serrano read the resolution, which frames chronic absence (missing 10% or more of school) as a problem requiring prevention and early intervention rather than punitive approaches. The board’s resolution commits PVPUSD to using data disaggregated by student groups, collaborating with families and community partners, empowering educators with training and early-warning systems, and celebrating progress.
Board members and staff discussed recent trends. Dr. Wildy told the board that chronic absenteeism declined from 12% in 2022–23 to 10% in 2023–24. Student board members from PV High and Peninsula described site-level efforts — daily-bulletin reminders, attendance-linked class-competition points and assemblies recognizing perfect attendance — as strategies that encourage students to attend regularly.
The board approved the resolution by roll call. The vote recorded Sarine yes; Ami Gandhi yes; Linda Kurt yes; Eric Aliggria was absent. The resolution calls for ongoing community action and directed staff to continue reporting attendance data and interventions to the board.
