The Lima City Schools is bringing its Every Day, On Time: School Today, Success Tomorrow campaign back to the forefront.
"It is critical to our students' success that they are in school every day and arriving on time," Superintendent Jill Ackerman said. "While we have continued to talk about attendance since starting the campaign two years ago, we really want to make it something our students are seeing and hearing about all the time."
Families will see the “Every Day, On Time” message in our schools and community. Statistics and tips to help students and families will appear on social media.
And thanks to our generous community, schools will again reward students and families for good attendance. Those partnering with our schools include Good Food Restaurants, Lima Pallet and Lima Eagles # 370.
Absences can quickly add up and have a significant impact on education. Missing two days of school a month, or 18 days a year, is 10 percent of the year, and is considered chronic absenteeism.
Statistics are very clear that students with good attendance do better in the classroom. Poor attendance impacts test scores and reading proficiency, and causes students to fall behind their peers academically, socially and emotionally. Chronic absenteeism is the leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school.
Students who are perpetually late to school are also likely to fall behind academically. They miss important class information, reminders and the start of lessons. Chronic tardiness often leads to chronic absenteeism.
Below are a few tips to help families:
-Establish bedtime and morning routines
-Get clothes out and book bag ready the night before
-Get up a little earlier
-Have a back-up plan to get your child to school
-Avoid trips and non-urgent medical appointments during the school day
-Work with us to identify issues (stress, academic struggles, bullying, etc.) that could be causing your child to not want to go to school
Schools are eager to help families navigate any issues they might be having with attendance and parents are urged to call their child's school for assistance.
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