Attendance is up, board approves school plan to improve

With attendance sharply up and the principals assurance of seeing progress, the school board approved this school year’s School Improvement Plan Monday.

The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors approved the district’s 2026-27 school improvement plan Sept. 14 after hearing from Elementary Principal Lisa Lakin that chronic absenteeism at the elementary school has fallen from 233 stude...