<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3AxC9U_0vk024yd00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3AxC9U_0vk024yd00" width="1320" height="743" >EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The El Paso Independent School District saw an increase in attendance during the first six weeks of school compared to the same time frame in the school year 2023-2024.Officials with the district presented this year's attendance numbers at Tuesday's school board meeting.The district saw some irregularities with their attendance record reporting as well as low numbers of students attending school.At the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, the district revealed new initiatives to improve attendance and record gathering.During the first six weeks of school, the district saw an increase of around 0.25 percent in their attendance numbers.The district is doing improved training for attendance clerks.EPISD also created QR codes and email addresses for each of their schools, to make it easier for parents to submit paperwork related to student absences.Sign up to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox.</div></body>

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El Paso school district sees slight attendance boost with new initiatives

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The El Paso Independent School District saw an increase in attendance during the first six weeks of school compared to the same time frame in the school year 2023-2024. Officials with the district presented this year's attendance numbers at Tuesday's school board meeting. The...