STUDENT ATTENDANCE

Philosophy

Every student has a right to educational opportunities that will help develop his or her fullest potential.  Regular attendance maximizes the student's interaction with his or her teachers and peers, contributes to increased academic achievement and is a prime factor in school success.

Successful implementation of any attendance policy requires cooperation among all members of the educational community, including parents, students, teachers, administrators, and support staff.

The complete Attendance Policy can be viewed on the Schenectady City School District’s website as well as an Attendance Intervention Guide.  The Attendance Intervention Guide contains a checklist for the school Principal around the expectations in monitoring and addressing student attendance.

Assistant Director of Student Engagement & School Attendance, along with a team of 5 Student Attendance Specialists are part of the Office of Student Support Services.  They work across the district to improve student attendance.

#Project Be Here

Student success begins with coming to school. Each day that a student is absent from school is a day of lost opportunity.  Research shows that, starting as early as kindergarten or pre-kindergarten, chronic absence can have adverse consequences for academic achievement.  By third grade, chronically absent students, especially those who have experienced multiple years of poor attendance, are less likely to read on grade level. By sixth grade, chronic absence becomes a warning sign that a student will drop out of high school.

For more information about #Project Be Here visit the website.