Attendance Lesson, 6th Grade

Attendance is important because it:

• positively impacts students social, emotional, and cognitive development.

• negatively impacts students at home.

• positively impacts students but ONLY during their school day.

• negatively impacts families.

Lifestyle choices that help you attend school daily include (choose all that apply):

• Staying up too late at night.

• Getting at least 8-10 hours of sleep a night.

• Eating a healthy breakfast!

• Regularly exercising to improve sleep quality, your mood, and self-esteem.

If you miss more than 15 days (excused, unexcused, OSS) or more in an academic year you might be:

• retained in your current grade level (not promoted to the next grade).

• I don't know (read the other answer option).

After 10 unexcused absences, what might occur in the school's next steps with the family and student?

• A parent meeting with an administrator, school counselor, and school social worker.

• A home visit to check on the student.

• Filing truancy (parents and guardians have to appear before the magistrate).

• Nothing.

Chronic school absenteeism (missing 18 days for the year), starting in early elementary, puts students at risk for poor school performance and school dropout.

• True

• False