Attendance Interventionist
Travis Dix
864-355-2852
rtdix@greenville.k12.sc.us
Travis Dix
864-355-2852
rtdix@greenville.k12.sc.us
I am here to….
Provide assistance to school administration & personnel in interpreting and enforcing compulsory attendance laws and resolving truancy, excessive absences, and tardiness problems.
It is my objective to…
Confer regularly with parents, students, teachers, counselors, principals, and other staff to identify problems of tardiness, attendance, and student truancy.
It is my desire to….
Build, establish and maintain a positive and effective relationship with students, parents & school personnel.
SC Compulsory Attendance Law
ed.sc.gov/districts-schools/state-accountability/home-schooling/sc-code-of-law-59-65/
“All parents or guardians shall cause their children or wards who are in the age group of five to sixteen years, inclusive, to regularly attend a public or private school or kindergarten of this State which has been approved by the State Board of Education or a member school of the South Carolina Independent Schools’ Association or some similar organization, or a parochial, denominational, or church-related school, or other programs which have been approved by the State Board of Education; provided, further, that any parent or guardian which child or ward is not six years of age on or before the first day of September of a particular school year may elect for their child or ward not to attend kindergarten. For this purpose, the parent or guardian must sign a written document making such election with the governing body of the school district wherein the parent or the guardian resides. The form of this written document shall be prescribed by regulation of the Department of Education. Upon such a written election being executed, that child or ward may not be required to attend kindergarten.”
OBJECTIVE - To maintain first-rate attendance and raise the academic performance of each student.