Attendance! Engaging Parents, Students and Staff in Your Attendance Campaign

Educators know the value of attendance but far too many parents and students do not. This kit will help you engage parents and students to improve attendance.

Research shows that there is a statistically significant correlation between poor attendance and low grades.

The idea that attendance is important seems so easy but it is lost on so many—you must show up to learn! It is as plain and simple as that. Students who miss days or portions of class due to tardiness can miss up to a year of school by the time they reach 12th grade. It’s no wonder that the students who frequently miss school due to doctor/dentist appointments, family vacations or just to have a rest day end up being the same students that need more discipline, remediation and are at the greatest risk of dropping out.

Take a giant leap toward improving student achievement in your school with over 250 pages of resources (in English and Spanish) that provide you with attendance strategies and campaigns with varying themes that you can use year after year. There is nothing more important to student success than having parents involved in making sure students are in class, on time and ready to learn every day!

Appropriate for both Elementary and Secondary levels, this kit contains all of these helpful components:

• Three 10-minute, enhanced PowerPoint presentations on why attendance matters, professionally narrated for elementary and secondary parents and staff. Each video comes with a leader's guide, script and handouts.
• An online portal — containing ALL the kit's printed materials including planning tools and handouts.
• Program profiles of successful attendance plans on topics such as:
• Make dropout prevention a community priority;
• Use home visits to keep students on track and in school;
• Use student involvement and an incentive program to boost attendance;
• A community attendance campaign;
• A media campaign to reduce truancy.
• Also included:
• A checklist of "best practices";
• Sample media releases;
• A campaign calendar;
• Newsletter articles;
• Parent handouts;
• Surveys;
• Posters and more!

And to remind parents of the importance of attendance throughout the year, you'll receive 50 copies of our Attendance: A Key to Your Student's Success parent Stuffer Card and 100 copies each of our Questions Parents Ask About...Attendance parent booklet and Why Your Attendance Matters Student Tip

All of the kit components are provided in an attractive binder. Use the helpful materials year after year to evaluate and improve your program!

Take a giant leap toward improving student achievement in your school with over 250 pages of resources (in English and Spanish) that provide you with attendance strategies and campaigns with varying themes that you can use year after year.

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