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Superintendent outlines midyear goals and attendance strategy amid efforts to reconcile student‑body accounts
Summary
The superintendent presented a midyear goals report tied to the district SIP and described attendance initiatives — two attendance staff, changes to tardy/accounting procedures, ESD support, and outreach to families — while promising to complete student‑body account reconciliation by year end.
At midyear the superintendent briefed trustees on progress toward goals aligned with the district strategic plan and student improvement plan, and described specific success measures and key strategies. He told the board the district is ‘already outperforming many of the districts with lower attendance’ and emphasized targeted steps to raise engagement among students with low participation.
On attendance the superintendent said the district has moved to two dedicated attendance staff (named Karen and Victoria Leonetti in the report) and adjusted procedures (double attendance checks, changed late‑marking rules) so partial day attendance is recorded more accurately. “What we were doing is if a kid didn't show up by 08:30, we were marking them late the entire day, but yet we take attendance twice,” he said, explaining a recent correction. The superintendent also reported that staff will work with the ESD attendance team for targeted interventions and that reconciliation of student‑body accounts is underway with a goal to complete by year end.
