Students unfortunately miss multiple days of school each year for a wide variety of reasons...
According to multiple studies, missing several days of school significantly reduces the likelihood that students will graduate from high school. Start Strong Absenteeism in the first month of school can predict frequent absences later in the school year. Chronic Absences By missing a month of school every year... This adds up to over a year missed by the time of graduation. Early Absences Lead to Attendance Issues in Later Grades One in 10 kindergarteners and first graders are considered to be “chronically absent.” Chronic Absence = Missing two or more days per month Research shows students who miss 10 percent of school, or two days per month, show negative academic progress. In some schools, that adds up to 18 days a school year and is considered to be chronic absence. Third Grade Reading Level Poor attendance can keep children from reading proficiently by the end of third grade, which is shown to negatively affect their chances of graduating on time. Dropout Indicator By sixth grade, a chronically absent student is shown to have a significantly higher chance of dropping out of high school. Excused Absences Hurt Too Excused absences are just as negative as unexcused ones. Suspensions add additional missed time in the classroom, which in turn increases the dropout risk. At Risk Students are at Risk for Absence Students from low-income families are four times more likely to be chronically absent. Reasons for this are often out of the student’s control, such as unreliable transportation, unstable housing, and a lack of access to quality health care. Every Minute Matters If a student is 10 minutes late to school each day, this adds up to missing more than 33 hours of class time. A student with a 90 percent attendance average for Kindergarten through 12th grade will miss over a year of accumulated time in the classroom. Information taken from: : http://www.americangraduate.org/blogs/latest-education-headlines/2015/09/01/every-day-counts-facts-on-attendance-achievement/ |
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