Attendance Improvement and Truancy Reduction

This year’s highest priority is the Attendance Improvement and Truancy Reduction Program, which aims to keep students safe and increase their opportunities for learning by providing more support and accountability for students who are not in school.improving attendance and ultimately reducing the drop out rate.  PUSD officials, with the assistance of the City Prosecutor and the District Attorney, are working with individual schools on creating accurate attendance records and meeting with students and their parents regarding truancy laws and the underlying causes of truancy.  PUSD will be reinstating SARB (Student Attendance Review Board) in September to track and counsel chronic truants while providing them and their families with support to improve attendance.  The ultimate goal of this program is to keep students engaged in their education and to reduce the dropout rate.