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District proposes attendance PLCs, Start Strong bus pilot and transportation changes to boost K–2 attendance
Summary
Administrators recommended six attendance strategies to meet SB 141 targets: create attendance PLCs, standardize Synergy reporting, strengthen family outreach, continue positive recognition, review Lincoln's 1‑mile transportation radius, and pilot a morning 'Start Strong' bus to pick up students who miss their regular bus.
Margaret (administrator) presented six recommendations aimed at improving K–2 attendance and lowering chronic absenteeism, stating the first recommendation is “to establish an attendance PLC.” She explained that consistent Synergy reporting and daily/third‑ and seventh‑day follow‑up calls would help identify and support absent students. The plan emphasizes positive recognition for monthly perfect attendance and staffcheck‑ins to shame‑free engagement with families.
On transportation, staff recommended reviewing the district's one‑mile transportation radius for Lincoln School and piloting a 'Start Strong' bus to retrieve students who miss morning pickups. Margaret described the pilot: “This start strong bus would provide an additional transportation run to safely bring students to school and help, reduce missed instructional time.” Staff said a dedicated Type 10 vehicle and a trained staff member from Lincoln would be used for the pilot and that boundaries would focus on a close neighborhood window (between 1st and 10th Street) where most non‑eligible families live. Provenance: topicintro SEG 843, topfinish SEG 1015.
