Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 4/24/2025 - 6:00 PM
Category: Curriculum & Instruction
Type: Action
Subject: Attendance Waiver for Summer Creek Middle School (September 19, 2024)
District Goals:
Goal 1
Thriving Students
Enclosure Summer Creek ADA 2023-24
Summer Creek ADA on September 19, 2024
Summer Creek - 9/19/24 Social Media Threat Screenshot
Summer Creek - Parent Communication re: Threat
2024-25 TEA State Waivers Guidebook (Entirely)
Low Attendance Waiver Section of TEA Guide (Pages 39-41)
File Attachment:
Summer Creek - ADA 2023-24.pdf
Summer Creek - ADA 9-19-24.pdf
TEA 24-25-waivers-guidebook.pdf
Low Attendance Waiver (Pages 39-41) from TEA guidebook.pdf
Summary: Due to the following event, we are requesting to file Low Attendance Waivers for Summer Creek Middle School on September 19, 2024.

- On September 19, 2024, there was a false social media potential threat referring to Summer Creek Middle School, which caused attendance to drop from the average of 92.61% to 73.93%.

According to the TEA State Waivers Guidebook, Texas school districts may request a waiver if attendance falls at least 10 percentage points below the overall average attendance rate for the district or applicable campus for the prior year because of inclement weather, health, or safety issues.
Budgetary Impact:
Recommendation: Recommend approval of the attendance waiver for Summer Creek Middle School on September 19, 2024 as presented.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Harold Wright - Deputy Superintendent
Signed By:
Michael McFarland - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member June Davis Moved, Member Nedra Robinson seconded to approve the Original motion 'Recommend approval of the attendance waiver for Summer Creek Middle School on September 19, 2024 as presented.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
June Davis     Yes
Mia Hall     Yes
Gary Grassia     Yes
LaTonya Mayfield     Yes
Nedra Robinson     Yes
Kelicia Stevenson     Yes
Daryl Davis     Yes