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Peaster ISD superintendent urges attendance as STAAR season wraps; two makeup days reinstated
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Kendra Pittman urged families to prioritize attendance during STAAR testing and announced May 2 and May 9 will be regular school days after two January closures. The board received attendance reports from principals and encouraged continued focus on funding-sensitive attendance rates.
Dr. Kendra Pittman, Peaster ISD superintendent, told the board at its April 24 meeting that campuses are “gearing up for a busy and exciting May” as students complete STAAR testing and spring athletics advance to postseason competition. She emphasized that consistent daily attendance supports student learning and “is critical to school funding.”
Dr. Pittman announced that, per the released 2024–2025 Peaster ISD academic calendar, May 2 and May 9 — previously set aside as bad-weather makeup days — will instead be regular school days because the district used two closure days in January. Principals later summarized attendance trends and described incentives and outreach strategies the campuses are using to address dips in daily attendance, including attention to seasonal illnesses and other identified factors.
Board members acknowledged the reports and encouraged staff to continue outreach to families. The meeting record notes the board's reconvened discussion of attendance during principals' reports; no formal action or policy change was taken at this meeting.
