AttendanceChronic Absence

Why attendance is important?

• School attendance is essential to academic success.

• Starting in kindergarten, kids who miss too much school start falling behind.

• Everyday missed affects reading on grade level by 3rd grade, a critical milestone for success in school.

• Many absences in a classroom can disrupt learning, not just for the absent student but for the entire classroom.

1 Day Missed

=

3 Days of Catch Up

Chronic Absence

• Students are identified as chronically absent when they miss 10% or more of the school year.

CHRONIC ABSENCE 18 or more days

WARNING SIGNS 10 to 17 days

SATISFACTORY 9 or fewer absences

Attendance Strategy

• Parent Outreach

•Community Outreach and Involvement

• Enhance School Partnerships

• Evidence Based Strategies

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Attendance Goals:

1. Reduce chronic absence in elementary buildings by 50%

2. Reduce Chronic absences in Pre-K programs by 25%

3. Maintain average daily attendance at 95% or above

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Attendance Task Force

The Strategies

Targeted early intervention

Culture of Attendance “Every day counts”

Attendance Recognitions

Collecting Data

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