Parent Attendance Resources
If you are having issues with your child's attendance, the Office of Child Welfare and Attendance is here is support you and your family. Below you will find a number of tips, strategies, and resources for parents that can help increase your child's attendance and ensure their success in school.
There are a number of reasons students may miss school. These may include but are not limited to:
- Financial reasons
- students needing to work, parents with difficult work schedules, or homelessness
- Health issues
- chronic health conditions or substance abuse
- Personal barriers
- low self-esteem and feelings of failure
- Lack of transportation
- Negative peer interactions
- bullying, peer pressure, and gang affiliations
- Make sure your child goes to bed early and gets a good night’s sleep
- Develop a morning routine to arrive in a timely fashion
- Take an interest in your child’s school work
- Provide regular times and a quiet, clean area for doing homework
- Provide an alarm clock for your child
- If your child starts to miss school, speak to the school to seek support
- Have regular communication with the school
- Post the school calendar and notes on the refrigerator, or another visible location
- Keep open communication lines with your child
There are a number of reasons students may miss school. These may include but are not limited to:
- Financial reasons
- students needing to work, parents with difficult work schedules, or homelessness
- Health issues
- chronic health conditions or substance abuse
- Personal barriers
- low self-esteem and feelings of failure
- Lack of transportation
- Negative peer interactions
- bullying, peer pressure, and gang affiliations
- Make sure your child goes to bed early and gets a good night’s sleep
- Develop a morning routine to arrive in a timely fashion
- Take an interest in your child’s school work
- Provide regular times and a quiet, clean area for doing homework
- Provide an alarm clock for your child
- If your child starts to miss school, speak to the school to seek support
- Have regular communication with the school
- Post the school calendar and notes on the refrigerator, or another visible location
- Keep open communication lines with your child