Officials report drop in chronic absenteeism from 28% to 16.3% over three years

Assistant High/Middle School Principal Ida Gorman shared a document showing a steady reduction in chronic absenteeism across the district. The report noted chronic absenteeism decreased from 28% in fiscal year 2023 to 16.3% in fiscal year 2026, with a 3.6 percentage‑point decline from the previous school year.

Administrators and board members acknowledged the improvement and gave credit to school programs and staff support. The board heard the attendance update as part of the administrative reports; no policy motion or new program funding was recorded during the meeting. The district said the decline reflects continued efforts but did not itemize which interventions produced the change in the agenda text.