By Natasha Adams, Superintendent and CEO
Did you know that students with good attendance are more likely to:
- Achieve higher grades and test scores
- Graduate from high school
- Be accepted into college
- Get good jobs
- Earn higher salaries
- Live healthier lives
Students who are in school each day also have stronger character, integrity, resiliency and adaptability, key tenets of West Clermont Schools’ Portrait of a Graduate.
Schools across the nation have seen a dip in attendance since the pandemic. That’s why we are excited to launch a new partnership this month — Attendance Awareness Month — with FC Cincinnati and the Stay In the Game! Network to increase awareness of the importance of school attendance on student learning and development.
To kick off the initiative we encouraged our students and families to take an attendance pledge, which shows their commitment to showing up to school every day ready to learn.
The Stay in the Game! Attendance Network was started in 2019 by the Cleveland Browns Foundation, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, and Harvard’s Proving Ground, and is managed by Battelle. Collectively, they connect with experts and supporters to dramatically improve attendance.
We are excited about the many activities that will take place this year through this partnership and to see the futures that are unveiled for our students as a result of higher attendance.
To learn more about how you can partner with us, visit westcler.org/our-community/pie.
