1. The attendance rate for all SAISD students will improve from 94.15% in 1996-97 to 95% in 1997-98.

The attendance rate declined slightly from 94.0% in 1994-1995 to 93.9 percent in 1995-1996, and then rose to 94.15 percent in 1996-1997. In 1997-98, the attendance rate went down slightly to 94.1 percent. These were minor changes, and we did not meet our attendance objective of 95.0 percent for the 1997-1998 school year.

The district calendar was designed with attendance as a top priority. Individual days with a probable high absentee rate were identified from past records in an effort to increase our attendance rate. These days were used as staff development days and holidays. The calendar was also coordinated with surrounding school districts in San Antonio to facilitate attendance for children in SAISD who have parents working in other districts as well as employees with children attending schools in the San Antonio area. The declining rate of student attendance in the spring term has a major impact on the overall student attendance rate.

2. Decline of the dropout rate for all SAISD students