VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County Schools is launching a bicycle program in an effort to cut down on student absences.
With the help of AdventHealth, 168 bicycles and helmets were purchased for the pilot program, the district said in a release on Thursday.
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The district said this program will help get results on top of its “All Day, Every Day” initiative, which has already reduced absenteeism by 5% in the first semester of the 2024-25 school year.
The initiative does the following:
- Communicate with families via automated attendance warning letters
- Real-time attendance tracking, notifications
- Early intervention, support systems
- Strengthened school-family partnerships
- Monthly progress reports to identify trends
The district said it hopes with the bike pilot program that absenteeism can be reduced by 10% by the end of the school year.
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