February 9, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Board of Education - Part 2

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Attendance and behavior mid-year assessment report

Attendance codes refresh and system standardization

Elementary school attendance trends

Middle school attendance patterns

High school attendance strategies and performance

Areas of Interest (4)

School board debates attendance disparities and the effectiveness of 'cheeks in seats' policies.
Concerns raised regarding the potential impact of ICE activity on student attendance rates.
Discrepancies in attendance reporting across grade levels challenge district-wide data comparisons.
New 'unexcused unknown' coding at middle schools signals ongoing struggle to verify student absences.

Notable Quotes (3)

attendance is tracked differently by grade level. Elementary attendance is taken twice a day... in secondary it's taken um in every class period.
— Dr. Zambush

Attendance reportingExplaining data comparison difficulties.

If you're there, you're going to, you know, you're you're punishing yourself.
— Dr. Bez

Attendance improvementDiscussing the importance of student attendance for academic success.

we have attendance teams in each of our building that meet weekly... we go through we have a spreadsheet of kids.
— Zach Hot

Attendance monitoringDescribing intervention strategies.

People (9)

Chair BullanBoard Chair

Leading the school board study session.

Dr. ThomasSuperintendent/Administrator

Introducing agenda topics and staff.

Dr. ZambushAdministrator

Reporting on attendance/behavior and data recoding.

Dr. BezHigh School Leadership

Explaining high school attendance improvement strategies.

1 quote

“Try to make relationships with kids and find out what the rationale is for why they're it's that same conversation.”

On changing student attendance behavior.

Zach HotDean of Students

Dean at Twin Oaks Middle School.

Rachel OffisDean of Students

Dean at Hidden Oaks Middle School.

Director MasonBoard Member

Asking about attendance data and high school success factors.

Director AtinsonBoard Member

Asking about systems and attendance statistics.

Director OlstadBoard Member

Querying about 'unexcused unknown' codes.

Places Mentioned

Twin OaksHidden OaksScott County

Events & Meetings (1)

Study session, evening

Ordinances & Resolutions (1)

Policy 503

Mandatory withdrawal after 15 consecutive absences.

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