The Pennsville School District implements a Board of Education “Student Attendance Policy”. The policy stresses the importance of student attendance. We understand that illnesses and circumstances arise that cannot be avoided, and that there are times when children must miss school. However, excessive absenteeism can take a toll on our children’s academic successes. When students are absent, everyone in the classroom is affected, not just those students who miss school. Teachers may have to take time away from lesson planning and delivery of instruction for all students in order to gather make-up work, administer make-up assessments, and catch-up students on important skills they missed. Schooling has changed and so have the types of learning experiences that we provide our students in classrooms today. It is very difficult to prepare make-up work to replace cooperative group activities, inquiry-based/discovery type experiences and “hands-on” math lessons to name a few. In addition, the student misses the instructional piece necessary to be successful with the “work”. It may be necessary for make-up work to be given upon return as opposed to in advance. It is very important for students to be in school whenever possible.
Please refer to our District’s Student Attendance Policy (5131) for more information regarding student attendance.