To Parents and Other School Stakeholders,
The governor’s proposed budget has dire implications for public education, and specifically, for the Elk Grove Unified School District. If the proposed budget is signed, it will necessitate substantial economic cuts to the Elk Grove Unified School District budget over the next three years. If you have ideas or suggestions about how the District should prioritize budget cuts, please feel free to make suggestions or recommendations on Budget Watch on the District’s website.
***The No Excuses – Go to School Attendance Campaign is having a PRIZE BONANZA this month with more awesome prizes!***
Not one, not two – but three lucky students will win a gift card to Dimple Records, Golfland Sunsplash or Scandia Family Fun Centers for having perfect attendance for the month of March. Make sure you attend all your classes – all month – to have a chance to win these great prizes.
School attendance directly impacts state funding of school districts. For every day a student misses school (even for excused absences), the Elk Grove Unified School District loses $37 in state funding.
For the past three years, the Elk Grove Unified School District has offered the No Excuses – Go to School attendance campaign. In 2006-2007 the district’s overall attendance showed an increase that equated to $864,000 in additional state revenue to EGUSD. In 2007-2008 the district’s overall attendance resulted in $311,249 in additional state revenue.
The attendance campaign seeks to remind students, staff and parents about the importance of school attendance through a variety of tools. These include monthly incentives, posters, flyers, newsletter articles and announcements.