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Jefferson Elementary trustees adopt resolution naming September 2025 Attendance Awareness Month
Summary
The Jefferson Elementary School District Board unanimously adopted Resolution 258-27 to designate September 2025 as Attendance Awareness Month, citing chronic absenteeism as an academic risk and noting a nearly 200-student enrollment decline that affects district funding.
The Jefferson Elementary School District Board of Trustees unanimously adopted Resolution 258-27 on Tuesday, declaring September 2025 as Attendance Awareness Month to spotlight chronic absenteeism and promote outreach and incentives to increase daily attendance.
The board’s action follows a report from Superintendent Mulik that district enrollment is down "nearly 200 students" compared with last year and that attendance figures affect state funding. "If we do not have students attending regularly, we only get funding for the students that are attending regularly," Superintendent Mulik said, linking attendance work to the district’s budget planning.
The resolution, which the superintendent read aloud, defines chronic absenteeism as missing 10% or more of the school year and highlights research tying early attendance to later academic outcomes. It cites the California Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) requirement that districts track attendance and set measurable goals to reduce chronic absence. The resolution encourages coordinated community efforts and school-level strategies such as positive behavior interventions and restorative practices.
Trustees discussed planned activities to increase attendance, including school newsletters and messaging through ClassDojo and social media, family outreach to identify root causes (transportation, habit-building) and recognition programs for regular attendance. The superintendent noted the district partners with the nonprofit Attendance Works and that individual schools use PBIS (positive behavior intervention supports) and site-specific rewards to celebrate students who attend regularly.
The board voted by roll call. Members recorded as present and voting in favor were Aaron Rashba, Andrea Jordan and Anthony Sujisaka; Shaquille Ali was noted as not present earlier in the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Next steps include publicizing Attendance Awareness Month activities across district schools and discussing enrollment and attendance trends with the superintendent’s budget and facilities advisory committee at an upcoming meeting.
