Attendance

Attendance



In This Section Section Home About CCR CCR Leadership Team Attendance Check & Connect About Check & Connect Locations Go-To Pass Counseling and Guidance Career and Technical Education (CTE) Project Lead The Way (PLTW) GEAR UP GEAR UP Schools GEAR UP Partners News and Events GEAR UP Staff 9-12 Extended Learning Channel 15 STEM We Want You Back (WWYB) WWYB Staff Directory Thinking About the GED? WWYB Credit Recovery	Attendance Home > Attendance Attendance National Facts About School Attendance Absenteeism in the first month of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school year. An estimated 5 million to 7.5 million U.S. students miss nearly a month of school each year. Absenteeism and its ill effects start early. One in 10 kindergarten and first grade students are chronically absent. Poor attendance can influence whether children read proficiently by the end of third grade. By 6^th grade, chronic absence becomes a leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school. Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school year, or about 18 days, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. The academic impact of missing school is the same whether the absences are excused or unexcused. Suspensions also add to lost time in the classroom. Certificates for Perfect Attendance and for Improved Attendance are now available at all schools. Ask your child's school when they distribute their certificates.	Attendance policies English Spanish Hmong Somali