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Principals report absenteeism concerns; junior-senior high to add ninth period for ineligible students

Southwest Public Schools Board of Education · December 15, 2025
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Summary

Administrators highlighted chronic absenteeism in the 2024–2025 State of Schools report and said the junior-senior high will add a ninth period next semester for students on the ineligibility list; staff also outlined projects planned for the Christmas break.

Principal Matt Springer told the board the 2024–2025 State of Schools report flagged absenteeism as a major concern and said the junior-senior high will add a ninth period for second-semester students on the ineligibility list. Springer and visitor Cris Charley discussed work projects scheduled for the two-week Christmas break.

Principal Tara Fries reviewed the elementary portion of the State of Schools report and said the elementary school is enrolled in a math pilot program; she also discussed pre-kindergarten enrollment plans for 2026–2027. The minutes record these reports but provide no absenteeism statistics or detailed pilot descriptions in the public transcript.