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District report: about 90 students finished year online or homeschooled; many had attendance or social‑emotional challenges

Winston‑Dillard School District 116 Board of Directors · August 11, 2026
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Summary

District staff presented an analysis showing 95 students were on the online list and the district finished the year with about 90 students either online or homeschooled; staff cited attendance ease, discipline and social‑emotional issues as leading reasons families went online.

District staff reviewed a data analysis of homeschool and online enrollments for 2025–26. The presentation reported that 95 students appeared on a list as attending online; of those, the district finished the year with roughly 90 students either online or homeschooled. Staff said 42 of the online students had never been enrolled in a district building and that a subgroup showed 5 returned while 48 remained online at year‑end.

Staff summarized the most common reasons families chose online pathways: attendance is easier, discipline or bullying concerns, and social‑emotional challenges. The presenter also noted a significant share of the online cohort had chronic attendance or learning obstacles—citing about 44% in one category—and that state changes affecting truancy enforcement complicate district efforts to reintegrate some students into in‑person schooling.