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Celebrating Attendance Awareness!
The start of school offers an important opportunity to establish a positive school climate. Begin by taking action to strengthen and forge relationships to rebuild or make new routines and rituals to create a community at school.
Building relationships with students in the first weeks of school can improve classroom management for the rest of the year. Actions include being intentional about the posters, decorations, and learning aids you choose for your classroom, or classic relationship-building strategies like positive greetings at the door or playing the name game. Check out Edutopia’s short video 4 Ways to Start Connecting With Students in the First Week Back.
School leaders can use the start of school to share why attendance matters and share what’s in place. Listen to a short video with the Superintendent of NOLA Public Schools, Fateama Fulmore, sharing what’s in store for students and families in the new year.
Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education launched the 2025 Attendance Matters RI Student Video Contest. All Rhode Island public high school students are encouraged to use their creativity and talent to promote the importance of consistent school attendance.
Wherever possible, establish and maintain ongoing two-way communication, including collecting up-to-date contact information and encouraging families to ask for assistance if they face barriers such as transportation issues, job loss, unstable housing arrangements or health concerns.
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