The
attendance rate at my school has been a growing concern for our staff. I have
been looking into the current attendance rates at the other HS's in our
district and comparing them to ours. With many hours of work (133 to be exact) the research I have come up with has been
followed by a growing epidemic and studying why student attendance has been
down. I have been looking at the effects attendance has on the student’s grades
and graduation. What I have seen has
been that there is a direct correlation between the two. I evaluated the data and put a plan into
place to try and help raise the bar in student attendance. I believe this action research study will
help raise the awareness levels of this problem and also increase the overall
attendance for students in school. This
is a collective effort between the school, students, and parents. The students
have to understand the importance of attendance and the effects it has on them
in the classroom. It’s significant because as they finish high school and move
on to the next stage in their life they have to understand the urgency of
responsibility and being where they are supposed to be ON TIME. This has to be
drilled into them and they have to learn to take initiative and pride in
showing up every day. Its our job as teachers
to comtinue to harp this into them and make them cognizant of why its
imperative that they be accountable.
Parents have really played large
role in this matter as well and I am of the actions they have taken thus far
with their children. Increasing
attendance of our students not only makes them a more effective product in the
classroom but it will help make them a more positive member of society.
