Attendance

I cannot stress how important it is that your child attend school on a regular basis. Also, understand that while we are happy to give make up work to your child when they miss school, they are missing instruction. We plan our lessons carefully to build on each day, scaffolding learning for students so that they can learn concepts over a period of time.

Start Strong
Absenteeism in the first month of school can predict frequent absences later in the school year. Nearly half of all students that missed more than two days of school in September when on to miss almost a month of school.

Chronic Absences
An estimated 5 to 7.5 million students in the United States miss almost a month of school every ear. This adds up to over a year missed by the time of graduation.

Chronic Absence = Missing two or more days per month
Research shows that students who miss 10 percent of school, or two days per month, show negative academic progress. In some schools, that adds up to 18 days a school year and is considered to be chronic absence.

Dropout Indicator
By sixth grade, a chronically absent student is shown to have a significantly higher chance of dropping out of high school.

Excused Absences Hurt, Too
Excused absences are just as negative as unexcused ones. Suspensions add additional missed time in the classroom, which in turn increases the dropout risk.

Every Minute Matters
If a student is 10 minutes late to school each day, this adds up to missing more than 33 hours of class time.

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