Attendance
Regular and consistent attendance in school is critical to a child’s learning and development and may ultimately determine that child’s overall success, both in school and in life. Student well-being depends upon students being able to show up when school is in session.
Students may miss school for a variety of understandable reasons, from health issues to transportation challenges to troubles at home or in their family. It’s important that teachers and staff, school leaders, parents and families, and even health care providers promote the value of good attendance and do their part to address absences before students miss so much school that they fall behind.