https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7 en-us 2019-02-20 20:33:50 UTC 2019-02-28 15:11:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png sarah_zick https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333466939 Requires students to have a note explaining their absence(s). Gives a list of 6 absences legally allowed by the state of Ohio. If a student's absence is not considered legal, they may be denied the opportunity to make up missed work. States, "irregular attendance is the major reason for poor schoolwork"]]> 2019-02-21 02:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333466939 sarah_zick https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333468628 A very intense attendance policy for an elementary school/preschool. Requires a note or phone call from parents to be considered excused, and must fit into the criteria for excused absences. Also includes a tardy policy, 3 tardies = 1 unexcused absence. 3 unexcused absences = 7am detention.]]> 2019-02-21 02:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333468628 sarah_zick https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333469458 Similar attendance policies to other schools, but includes interventions after a certain number of absences. This includes letters home, principal follow-ups, and if parents are unable/unwilling to communicate with the school, the student will have the choice to speak to a counselor about their absences and the circumstances behind them.]]> 2019-02-21 02:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333469458 sarah_zick https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333470405 Emphasizes the importance of being on time stating, "One of the most valuable life skills a student can learn from his/her parent/guardian is the responsibility of arriving at school every day on time." Students will not receive credit for assignments or tests missed for an unexcused absence, and it is their job to ask their teacher to make them up.]]> 2019-02-21 02:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333470405 sarah_zick https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333471514 This organization works with communities and schools across the country to help get kids to school and reduce absences. They help establish why chronic absences are an issue in a particular area and encourage communities, families, and schools to work together to help solve the problem. Discusses why school attendance policies aren't always realistic.]]> 2019-02-21 02:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333471514 sarah_zick https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333472568 Chronic absences can have a negative affect on school performance. Schools across the country are trying to fix this problem by creating stricter attendance policies. Some even fined their students/families if a student is "chronically truant."]]> 2019-02-21 02:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333472568 sarah_zick https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333473025 School attendance policies are very strict, even for elementary schools. Makes me wonder about students who are unable to get to school safely or have to stay home and watch their siblings so their parents can work. These are not considered excused absences. And what about students whose parents aren't around/willing to write a note or call their school, even if their absence is technically excused?]]> 2019-02-21 02:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333473025 sarah_zick https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333473838 The Attendance Work site basically states that everything in the educationworld is the wrong way to go about handling chronic absences.]]> 2019-02-21 02:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333473838 sarah_zick https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333474338 This document outlines how to handle chronic absences. In most cases, a letter home is enough. However, it suggests that in some situations students may need help from the school and community or other resources outside their family.]]> 2019-02-21 03:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333474338 sarah_zick https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333474683 Pretty much every article or attendance policy here states academic failure as the reason behind strict attendance policies. If the school wants students to be academically successful, they should help students get to the classroom through whatever means necessary. If that is not possible, work with them to make sure they stay afloat academically, while also making sure their mental health becomes/remains well.]]> 2019-02-21 03:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_zick/buqra7m6dfd7/wish/333474683