Attendance
Daily school attendance is vitally important for student success. In fact, there is a direct correlation between school attendance and higher proficiency rates. Inversely, absenteeism, particularly chronic absenteeism, leads to lower grades and performing below grade-level standards. A study from Attendance Works notes,
"On average, children miss 5 days in kindergarten, 4.5 days in first grade, and 3.7 days in both third and fifth grades. However, almost 14% of kindergartners, 12% of first graders, 11% of third graders, and 10% of fifth-graders were at-risk absentees: they missed an average of 12 to 18 days during the school year. Over 11% of kindergartners, almost 9% of first graders, 6% of third graders, and 5% of fifth-graders were chronic absentees: they missed at least 18 days or more of the school year. In total, one-quarter of all kindergarten children were either at-risk or chronic absentees."
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