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The COVID-19 pandemic presented various challenges for families and students, which resulted in a
decrease in enrollment. The priority of the Student Attendance and Re-Engagement Initiative was
to locate unaccounted students, defined as students with no record of withdrawal and who:
• were enrolled FY20 but not counted in October 2020 or February 2021 FTE membership
surveys; or
• completed FY21 but did not return to school for FY22.

The grant award provided for additional staff, which enabled the District to include students whose
whereabouts were unknown and not included in the initial group of 1,939 unaccounted students. The
Re-Engagement Team provided outreach to verify the whereabouts of unaccounted students and
provided case management and the coordination of services to remove barriers to enrollment. The
initiative is ongoing, with outreach continuing over the summer and additional resources utilized to
contact students and families successfully.

FY22 End-of-Year Re-Engagement Team Outcomes Number of Students

Students re-engaged in SDPBC schools 1,341

Students who earned a standard high school diploma 41
Students who earned a certificate of completion 6
Students who reported graduated but unverified 16
Students under compulsory age requirement who withdrew 7
Students enrolled in school outside of SDPBC 4,448
Students 16 or older with no intent to return to school 410
Students withdrawn to attend GED program 15
Students deceased 5

Unsuccessful Contact 521
Follow-Up Needed to assist with re-engagement 574
Contact not attempted yet 642
Total 8,026

School Effectiveness Questionnaire

The FY22 School Effectiveness Survey (SEQ) administration window was January 10 through
February 21. The survey was administered online to students in grades 3 through 12, all school-based
staff, and parents of students in grades Kindergarten through 12. The results are provided in an
interactive dashboard available via the Test/Survey Reports site. This year, the overall participation
of students was 25.2%, staff was 43.2%, and parents was 2.7%. Participation varied across schools,
with 19 achieving student and five teacher participation rates greater than 80%.

Overall, responses by participating students (81.6%), staff (89.4%), and parents (91.7%) were positive.
Students provided positive ratings exceeding 80% across all question categories except Individual
Concerns (58.2%; addresses issues such as bullying and teasing in person and via social media).
Staff tended to provide positive ratings near or above 90% in surveyed areas, with lower ratings for
Decision Making (81.3%; teacher input for decision-making) and Student Conduct (83.5%; student
behavior, bullying, respect, and rule enforcement).

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