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Trustees weigh $58,000 RAIN attendance-incentive program and sustainability concerns
Summary
Board members debated a proposed RAIN incentive program costing about $58,000 annually (with a possible $25,000 freshman-only option), asked for data and vendor transparency, and discussed piloting and corporate-sponsorship alternatives.
Board members reviewed the RAIN attendance-incentive program, which uses individualized monthly targets and a point-based marketplace to reward student attendance. Agency official (Speaker 1) described program mechanics: students can earn up to 1,500 points per month (roughly $15 in marketplace value) and the vendor would provide raffle items and local-prize options.
"So it's a $58,000 program," Committee member (Speaker 9) said, noting concerns about sustainability and whether the district should commit to recurring costs. Several trustees questioned whether the district might pilot the program for freshmen only or pursue corporate sponsorships to reduce recurring district expense.
Staff cited vendor-reported outcomes from other implementations, including an approximate 8% year-over-year attendance increase and a 7% drop in chronic absenteeism; some trustees pressed staff on those figures and on vendor transparency and data use. Agency official (Speaker 1) acknowledged the data comes from vendor reports and asked for more documentation; trustees requested a list of historic incentive spending for comparison and asked staff to model a freshmen-only pilot that could lower the estimated annual cost closer to $25,000.
Trustees did not vote to adopt the RAIN program at the meeting. Staff will return with a cost analysis that compares current incentive spending, a freshmen-only pilot scenario and potential corporate-sponsorship offsets.
