Attendance - Every Day Matters

    • It all starts with attendance! Attending school regularly is crucial for your child's education. When a child misses a day, they miss out on learning something that will be important will need to understand more difficult material later.  Make up work and take home assignments cannot replace the everyday learning your child loses by being absent.

      When your child is absent from school, they should reach out to their teachers for assignments and deadlines.

      Don't miss out on school clubs, sports, and social connections. They offer benefits like leadership skills, teamwork, and friendships and help your child make the most of their school experience.

      If a student is absent for 10% or more of enrolled school days, this is considered chronic absence. This includes excused and unexcused absences, as well as out-of-school suspensions. In a typical school year, chronic absence would be missing 18 days, which is approximately two days per month. Chronically absent students tend to have lower academic, behavioral, and social outcomes.

      By 6th grade chronic absenteeism is a leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school.
      A student who misses 10 days is 25% less likely to enroll in college.
      High school graduates earn over $670 more per week than dropouts.

    Common Myths

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    • Myth #1: “Attendance is most important for high school. It’s not as critical in elementary school.”

    • Myth #2: “Missing school two-three days a month is not a big deal.”

    • Myth #3: “As long as the absence is excused, it’s ok.”