- Proviso Township High School District 209
- EVERY Student, EVERY Classroom, EVERY Day
Every Student, Every Day!
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More than 8 million students, nationally, are chronically absent each year. Excessive absence from school, whether excused or unexcused, affects students, their classmates, the school environment, and the community. Missing just two days per month, for any reason, can make a student chronically absent. The Illinois School Code is clear in its guidance, which requires parents and guardians to ensure their children are in school every day. To assist in this effort, we're partnering with the Proviso Township Ministerial Alliance Network (PTMAN) to raise awareness on the importance of regular school attendance and to encourage EVERY Student to be in school EVERY day. We hope you'll join us in promoting regular school attendance for EVERY Student, in EVERY Classroom, EVERY Day!
When students are in school every day:- They have access to the services and supports that are available.
- They participate in the learning activities in the classroom
- They are better connected to the school and their peers
- Students who attend school regularly are more likely to graduate and find good jobs. In fact, a high school graduate makes, on average, $1 million more over a lifetime than a student who drops out.
- Students who drop out are less likely to succeed in a career. And even those who do graduate won’t do well at work without good attendance habits. Nearly 80 percent of people in prison lack a high school diploma.
- A student who misses 10 days or more during a school year is 20 percent less likely to graduate from high school and 25 percent less likely to ever enroll in college.
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Attendance Works
Attendance Works is a non-profit national initiative whose mission is to advance student success and reduce equity gaps by reducing chronic absence.
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Keep Your Child on Track
Showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic success starting in kindergarten and continuing through high school. Even as children grow older and more independent, families play a key role in making sure students get to school safely every day and understand why attendance is so important for success in school and on the job.
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Mantenga a su hijo por el buen camino de la asistencia
La asistencia escolar tiene un gran impacto en el éxito académico de un estudiante. Aún cuando los niños crecen y se vuelven más independientes, las familias siguen jugando un rol clave en asegurarse que asistan diariamente a la escuela, porque la asistencia es importante para el éxito escolar y en el trabajo.
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PowerSchool Parent Portal
We encourage all parents of District 209 students to use the PowerSchool Parent Portal to access information about students’ grades and attendance.