It's a fact that
students who attend school regularly, learn more and are more successful than
students who do not. Parents who make regular school attendance a priority
also are helping their children learn to accept responsibility.
Attendance
patterns are formed early in life. Children who develop good attendance
habits in the early grades will be more likely to continue them throughout
their school careers. Here are some ways to support your child's good
attendance.
10 Tips for
Good Attendance
- Get your child to school on time,
every day, and make sure homework assignments are completed on time.
- Absences due to car trouble, a late
bus, and bad weather are considered Unexcused and will go on your child's
permanent record.
- Extended vacations, long weekends,
and frequent doctor appointments scheduled during school hours will cause
your child to fall behind in class.
- Being in school every day raises your
child's chances for scoring well on important tests throughout the year.
- Follow the proper school guidelines
for reporting Excused absences in a timely manner.
- Allow your child to stay home only
when he/she has a contagious illness or is too sick to be comfortable.
- Make sure your child exercises, eats
a balanced diet, and gets plenty of sleep. This will help him/her to be
mentally and physically ready to learn, and strengthen the immune system.
- Read all information sent home by the
school. Post important dates on a family bulletin board or on the
refrigerator.
- Give your child enough time to get
ready for school in the morning. Prepare lunches, pack school bags, and
lay out clothing the night
before.
- Monitor your child's attendance through AISD Parent Cloud.
What Else Can
I Do?
Value education
and give it high priority in your family! Convey a positive attitude about
school and treat going to school as part of the normal course of events,
something that is expected of your child. Let him know that school is the most
important thing in his life at this time, and that his future job
opportunities will depend on how well he handles his present "job"
(school). Help him develop good study and work habits and praise him when
he is successful. Get to know your child's friends as they have more influence
with him at this time in his life than you do. Get personally involved in
school activities, go to sporting events, attend plays and concerts, join the
PTA, volunteer, read the school paper. Know what's going on at school.
Please
remember: EVERY DAY COUNTS! Please visit Austin ISD Every Day Counts website for more helpful hints and information.
