Attendance Message Best Practices by Emily Caskey

Attendance Message

ecaskey7 — 2024-10-24 14:28:55 UTC

We missed [FirstName] in school today! Attending school helps your child grow socially, emotionally, and academically. We look forward to seeing [FirstName] at school, please connect with us at [SchoolPhone] if your child will be absent an additional day.

Attendance Message 2

ecaskey7 — 2024-10-25 20:06:49 UTC

We missed [FirstName] today! [FirstName] has missed [TotalAbsent] days of school this year. Our goal is that students miss no more than 10 days of school so that they continue to develop critical social, emotional, and academic skills.

Attendance Message 3

ecaskey7 — 2024-10-25 20:16:15 UTC

[FirstName] was absent [CurrentDate] and has a total of [TotalAbsent] absences this year. To make sure that students build relationships with their peers and stay on track to move to the next grade level, we encourage students to miss fewer than 10 days of school per year.

Share Your Best Practices

ecaskey7 — 2024-10-30 19:04:50 UTC

What messages resonate well for families at your school? Comment with any best practices for message content you want to share with other schools!

ecaskey7 — 2024-10-30 19:14:30 UTC

What message would you send to families at your school?