College Station ISD campus principals and teachers have been directed from the central administration office to increase student attendance.
CSISD school board members learned during their last meeting (October 15) about a financial incentive when the district’s average daily attendance (ADA) goes up, which generates more state funding, that individual campuses that also increase their ADA will receive a share of the additional money.
Board members were told that the percentage of CSISD students who miss more than ten school days a year has risen from seven percent before the pandemic to almost 11 percent last year.
Members were also told that a student who misses school two days a month, will miss one and a half years by the time of their high school graduation.
Assistant superintendent Penne Liefere says the incentive plan will also generate important information about CSISD students and how the district can assist getting students to class.
Chief financial officer Heather Wilson said a CSISD campus with 1,000 students could get as much as $30,000 dollars.
Click below to hear some of the comments from the October 15 2024 CSISD board meeting.