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Senate File 2435
Senate File 2435 was signed into law on May 9, 2024 with an effective date of July 1, 2024. SF2435 details public school attendance requirements. SF2435 requires specific school actions based on a student’s rate of non-exempt absences. Districts must adopt an attendance policy and, as necessary, collaborate with county attorneys, conduct school engagement meetings, and work with county truancy officers. Select exemptions are allowed at the student level. The SF2435 Summary for Schools provides a high-level summary on the legislation and required activities.
Back to topAttendance Coding Technical Assistance
Attendance coding decisions continue to be made on a local level. It will be the responsibility of building staff to accurately, consistently and objectively use exemptions when reliable and credible evidence exists. Appropriate use of exemptions will be vital to accurate coding and intervention practices to increase student attendance. The 2024-25 Attendance Coding technical assistance document is available to inform attendance decision making across Student Information Systems (SIS) at the local level.
Back to topAbsenteeism Prevention Plan
Student engagement meetings are required when non-exempt student absences exceed 15% of scheduled school days or hours in a grading period. The purpose of the school engagement meeting is for the school, parent/guardian, and student to identify the barriers to attendance experienced by the child and the interventions that may be used to improve attendance. To support this team, the following two documents are provided. The first is a blank Absenteeism Prevention Plan template and the second is the same plan completed with a hypothetical student.
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Senate File 2435: Chronic Absenteeism FAQs - Includes information regarding attendance exemptions, attendance coding, notices and communications with parents/guardians, school engagement meetings and absenteeism prevention plans, truancy and engagement with county attorney offices, and school accountability.
Back to topAttendance Reporting and Data Systems
Reports of attendance and absenteeism data are available in multiple state and local systems and reports. Each of these systems and reports have a unique purpose This document is intended to highlight some of these differences and help clarify the intended purposes for attendance data summaries in each system by articulating the use, access, and additional background.
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