Stanfield board discusses attendance interventions; seniors may face commencement threshold
Summary
Administrators described attendance interventions (calls, letters, home visits, court truancy as last resort) and said a requirement that seniors meet an attendance threshold for commencement participation has proven effective at prompting family engagement.
Board members and staff focused on attendance interventions and chronic absenteeism. Lacey and other administrators said the district is promoting tiered responses—phone calls, letters, home visits and incentive programs—to address absences. The chair summarized available IMESD resources for intervention tiers and the steps the district follows.
Beth described one policy the district has used to improve attendance: "putting, commencement participation for seniors to a threshold for attendance. Like asking seniors to attend 85% of the school year..." She said establishing that threshold often leads families to increase support so students are eligible to participate in graduation ceremonies.
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