Research is clear that showing up for school has a significant impact on a student's academic and social success, starting from pre-kindergarten and continuing through high school.

• Missing 10% (or about 18 days of a school year or 2 a month) can drastically affect a student's academic success at each grade level.
• By the 6th grade, absenteeism is one of three signs that can indicate if a student is at risk for dropping out of high school.
• In the 9th grade, regular and high attendance is a better predictor of graduation rates than 8th grade test scores.

Please help us support a culture of showing up to school every day! Kindly review Policy 9010: https://policy.hcpss.org/9000/9010/

If your student is absent or will be absent, please contact us at the following email address to explain the reason  SFESAbsence@hcpss.org  In the email please Include the following information:

• Student First and Last Name
• Grade
• Reason for absence (e.g., illness, bereavement, observance of a religious holiday, lack of transportation)