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District begins review of attendance policy amid broader discussion of chronic absenteeism
Summary
The policy committee began revisions to the district’s attendance policy to reflect current practices and to shape outreach strategies for families; staff will bring a first draft in the coming weeks and continue the conversation next month.
Director Freeman told the board the policy committee focused on attendance policy changes intended to better reflect current practices and to prompt system-level outreach to address chronic absenteeism.
Freeman said the committee began drafting updates to the attendance policy and opened a wider conversation about what district-level outreach to families could look like to encourage consistent student attendance. "We took on some changes to our attendance policy to more accurately reflect some of the practices that have developed over time," Freeman said. The committee will continue its work next month and intends to present a first draft of the revised policy in the coming weeks.
Board members discussed the statewide nature of attendance challenges and emphasized outreach to families as part of a larger strategy that includes staff considerations and support services. No policy was adopted at the meeting; the committee will return with proposed language for subsequent committee and board review.
