Attendance Matters!

Our school and district are focusing on student attendance.  Research shows that attendance in school is one of the greatest indicators of student success.  Please be aware of the following facts that our department of student services would like you to remember:

• Your children can suffer academically if they miss 10 percent of the school year, approximately 18 school days per year. That’s just one day every two weeks, the time adds up before you know it. 
• Some absences are unavoidable. We understand that children will get sick and need to stay home occasionally. The important thing is to have your children at school as often as possible.
• If too many absences occur, no matter if they are excused or unexcused, those days’ missed represent too much lost time learning in the classroom. 
• Attendance matters, as early as Kindergarten. Studies show many children who miss too many days in Kindergarten and First Grade are much less likely to read at grade level by the third grade. Students who cannot read at grade level by the end of third grade are four times more likely than proficient readers to drop out of high school.