Imagine a school where every student feels connected and eager to learn! Here's how we can make that a reality, together:
Extend a warm welcome each morning: A friendly greeting at the door sets a positive tone for the entire day for students and their families.
Create a welcoming hub in our front office: Let's ensure our front office radiates warmth and reinforces a positive experience for all who enter.
Visually celebrate the power of presence: Engaging bulletin boards, banners, and posters can powerfully communicate the value of attendance, and we can keep the message fresh and impactful by updating them regularly.
Empower families with clear attendance information: By sharing expectations and illustrating the impact of absences in back-to-school materials and at events, we can work together to prioritize attendance.
Make absence reporting simple and stress-free: Clear guidelines help parents communicate absences efficiently.
Strengthen our community through engagement: By offering diverse opportunities for parental involvement – from organized groups to at-home learning support and volunteering – we create a stronger, more connected school family.
Attendance Promotion: Strategies to encourage regular attendance.
Nudge Letter:: Send a letter home to the student’s family or caregiver with information about their child’s absences. Communicate the importance of attendance, include the child’s attendance data, and compare the child’s records with other students’ attendance.
Clear, concise and consistent communication about schedules and expectations
Routines, rituals and celebrations related to attendance and engagement
Personalized communication to families when students are absent
Recognition of good and improved attendance
Impact of attendance on whole child widely understood
Connection to a caring adult in the school
Every child and their family encouraged to develop a success plan that includes attention to attendance
Early Absenteeism Intervention: Addressing attendance issues with families.