Attendance Facts
Did you know…
- Starting in kindergarten, too many absences can cause children to fall behind in school.
- Missing 18 days in a school year can make it harder to learn to read.
- Students can still fall behind if they miss just a day or two days every few weeks.
- Being late to school may lead to poor attendance.
- Absences can affect the whole classroom if the teacher has to slow down learning to help children catch up.
- Students who are frequently absent but improve their attendance early on can reverse many of the long-term effects. We can work together to help get students back on track!
- By 6th grade, chronic absence becomes a leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school.
- Absences add up! Missing just 2 days a month means a child misses 10% of the school year.
