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Help Your Child Strive for Good
Attendance
Research shows that the single most important factor contributing to
student achievement is school attendance.
A student who is absent from school may be able to copy missed notes.
However, other important aspects of the lessons are for lost forever.
Absent students miss out on discussion, raised questions, explanations
and much more. Students fall behind and sometimes do not recover.
To support good school attendance:
- Talk with your child about the
importance of attending school regularly.
- Avoid scheduling family trips or
doctor appointments during school hours.
- Make sure your student eats healthy
foods and gets enough sleep and exercise.
- Don’t accept excuses for why your
child “must” miss or be late for school.
- Discuss what happened at school each
day.
- Support school rules and
consequences for skipping class and being tardy.
- Provide incentives for improving
school attendance and promptness.
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