IN C REA SE

T EA CH ER A T T EN D A N CE
PEDU 504 Dina Fricke, William Trent, and John Visel Date: December 3, 2016

RESEARCH FACTS PRIORITY

In vest in g in a
Wh en t each er s ar e absen t 10 - Teach er at t en dan ce syst em t h at
days, t h e decr ease in st u den t n eeds t o be a h igh er k eeps
ach ievem en t is equ ivalen t t o an d m or e pu blic ef f ect ive
t h e dif f er en ce bet w een pr ior it y f or sch ool t each er s in
h avin g a br an d n ew t each er dist r ict s t h at is t h e classr oom
an d on e w it h t w o or t h r ee com plem en t ed by sh ou ld be a
year s m or e exper ien ce. Wor se sch ool cu lt u r es t h at pr ior it y f or sch ool leader s
yet , a n u m ber of st u dies h ave expect excellen t an d policym ak er s. A k ey
f ou n d t h er e t o be a t each er at t en dan ce. par t of t h at ef f or t is
dispr opor t ion at ely h igh r at e - Teach er at t en dan ce cr eat in g a sch ool clim at e in
of t each er absen t eeism in is dir ect ly r elat ed t o w h ich con sist en t t each er
sch ools ser vin g low in com e st u den t ou t com es. at t en dan ce is t h e n or m .
an d m in or it y st u den t s,
pr ovidin g yet an ot h er
obst acle t o closin g t h e
ach ievem en t gap.

POINTS TO CONSIDER
* At t en dan ce policies m ay h ave som e * An ecdot ally, t each er s an d pr in cipals
im pact on t h e at t en dan ce r at es of of t en cit e sch ool-based n or m s t h at
ch r on ically absen t t each er s. In sh ape t h e cu lt u r e an d t on e ar ou n d
dist r ict s t h at im plem en t ed policies t o t each er at t en dan ce. Som et h in g
en cou r age good at t en dan ce, st r aigh t f or w ar d as pr in cipals
ch r on ically absen t t each er s w er e ou t expect in g t h eir t each er s t o call t h em
of sch ool appr oxim at ely t w o f ew er dir ect ly w h en t h ey m u st t ake leave
days t h an ch r on ically absen t can of t en sh ape sch ool cu lt u r e
t each er s in dist r ict s t h at did n ot con cer n in g t each er at t en dan ce.
im plem en t su ch policies.
POSITIVE CULTURE SPECIFIC CRITERIA

Her e ar e a f ew
su ggest ion s on h ow t o
cr eat e a posit ive sch ool
cu lt u r e in you r bu ildin g t o
in cr ease t each er
at t en dan ce.
- Bu ild st r on g
r elat ion sh ips
- Have a sh ar ed m ission
an d vision
In 2007, t h e Nat ion al Sch ool Clim at e Cou n cil spelled ou t specif ic cr it er ia
- Com m u n icat e
ef f ect ively f or w h at def in es a posit ive sch ool clim at e, in clu din g:
- M odel t h e beh avior
- Nor m s, valu es, an d expect at ion s t h at su ppor t social, em ot ion al,
t h at you expect f r om
ot h er s an d ph ysical saf et y.
- Pr ovide specif ic - People ar e en gaged an d r espect ed.
f eedback - St u den t s, f am ilies, an d edu cat or s w or k t oget h er t o develop an d
- Recogn ize st af f
live a sh ar ed sch ool vision .
m em ber s f or t h eir
con t r ibu t ion s - Edu cat or s m odel an d n u r t u r e at t it u des t h at em ph asize t h e
- Pr ovide com m on ben ef it s gain ed f r om lear n in g.
plan n in g t im e f or you r
- Each per son con t r ibu t es t o t h e oper at ion s of t h e sch ool an d t h e
t each er s
- Respect ot h er s car e of t h e ph ysical en vir on m en t .
- Have equ it y of voice
- In volve st af f m em ber s
in decision m ak in g
- Be k in d
- Valu e t each er t im e
HELPFUL W EBSITES
- Cr eat e a spir it of
com m u n it y Nat ion al Sch ool Clim at e
- Fost er collabor at ion
Cen t er
- Keep st u den t s f ir st !
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