Mayor Rolls Out Attendance Initiative
Tomorrow Mayor McGinn will be rolling out the city's new attendance initiative,
Be Here, Get There.
Every day in school matters.
The Mayor will be having a press conference on Monday, Oct. 3rd at Denny Middle School at 11:30 am to announce this new initiative.
This is an effort to, obviously, get more kids to be in school every day. The goal is 80% attendance throughout the year with 5 or fewer absences a year.
This initiative is NOT just for kids who are not in school because of family issues. They are also going for parents who take their kids out of school for vacations during school days. They are emphatic that this issue impacts every child who is not in school.
This initiative is NOT just for kids who are not in school because of family issues. They are also going for parents who take their kids out of school for vacations during school days. They are emphatic that this issue impacts every child who is not in school.
Here's a good website about this issue that the Mayor's staff directed me to called Attendance Works about why