Ramsey High School announces an innovative incentive program spotlighting students with exemplary attendance records. Congratulations to this month’s winners:
9th Grade -Andrew Grunfelder
10th Grade -Keira O’Dea
11th Grade -Paul Shin
12th Grade- Rachel Ziff
We are also celebrating our 3-month perfect attendance winners:
9th Grade– Balsamo Maya
10th Grade– Francesca Muia
11th Grade– Jaden Cohen
12th Grade– Madeline Valencia
Why it matters: Students with unblemished attendance-no absences and no tardies- have a chance to be recognized and win prizes, motivating them to maintain good attendance.
Go deeper: Attendance Works is a nationwide action research project collaborating with school districts, states, and organizations to continuously improve strategies for reducing chronic absence. Here are several research findings collected by the project:
Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school, or about 18 days in most school districts, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. That’s just two days a month and that’s known as chronic absence. Read more...
When students improve their attendance rates, they improve their academic prospects and chances for graduating.
“10 Facts about School Attendance.” Attendance Works, www.attendanceworks.org/chronic-absence/the-problem/10-facts-about-school-attendance/. Accessed 23 Oct. 2023.