Principal Tea & Talk

All About...

• Why track attendance
• How we track attendance
• Absence vs Tardy
• Excused vs Unexcused
• Those Letters
• Any other questions

Why we track...

• School is compulsory
• Attendance effects student performance
• School Funding

How we track

• Attention2Attendance
• Weekly
• Review and Decide
• Learning Curve...

Absence vs Tardy

• Tardy means late for school.
• Absence means not in school
• Over 30 minutes late tardy is treated like an absence

More on Absences

• Excused
• Unexcused

Those Letters

First Types of Letters

• Truancy - Staying away from school without good reason
• Excessive Excussed
• Chronic Absence

Purpose and Process

• To inform
• To develop plan for increased attendance
• To determine if student or family needs supports

Thank You!