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<p>September is Attendance Awareness Month! This year’s theme is <strong>You Belong Here</strong>. </p>
<p>This school year SFUSD is committed to reducing our chronic absenteeism rates. When students miss 10% of the school year—<em>that’s just two days a month</em>—we see an impact on learning, grades, and relationships at school.</p>
<p>Here are some resources to help students with consistent attendance this year:</p>
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<li><a href="http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/NZi6BvLnbfm0iftxUjPSDg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm6bq6P0RjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Z1c2QuZWR1L3NlcnZpY2VzL2ZhbWlseS1zdXBwb3J0cy1zZXJ2aWNlcy9hdHRlbmRhbmNlLWF3YXJlbmVzcy1tb250aC93ZS1hcmUtaGVyZS1oZWxwVwdzY2hvb2xtQgpk-TqHCGXin7dyUhBob3VzZUB0ZWRkeWIub3JnWAQAAAAB">We are here to help</a>: connect to help with technology, health, meals and transportation</li>
<li><a href="http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/9_yEQdpMoY5tAtvjN9auvg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm6bq6P0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Z1c2QuZWR1L3NlcnZpY2VzL2ZhbWlseS1zdXBwb3J0cy1zZXJ2aWNlcy9hdHRlbmRhbmNlLWF3YXJlbmVzcy1tb250aC93aGVuLWl0cy1va2F5LXN0YXktaG9tZVcHc2Nob29sbUIKZPk6hwhl4p-3clIQaG91c2VAdGVkZHliLm9yZ1gEAAAAAQ~~">When it’s OK to stay home</a>: guidance on which absences are excused</li>
<li><a href="http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/5xd9NxUQQHg-LyMrPyzbBQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm6bq6P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Z1c2QuZWR1L3NlcnZpY2VzL2ZhbWlseS1zdXBwb3J0cy1zZXJ2aWNlcy9hdHRlbmRhbmNlLWF3YXJlbmVzcy1tb250aC83LXBvc2l0aXZlLWF0dGVuZGFuY2UtdGlwc1cHc2Nob29sbUIKZPk6hwhl4p-3clIQaG91c2VAdGVkZHliLm9yZ1gEAAAAAQ~~">What can YOU do to help your student build good attendance habits?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/wEl1hb92ivCNw8DMxrmwYw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm6bq6P0SEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Z1c2QuZWR1L3NlcnZpY2VzL2ZhbWlseS1zdXBwb3J0cy1zZXJ2aWNlcy9hdHRlbmRhbmNlLWF3YXJlbmVzcy1tb250aC9mcmVxdWVudGx5LWFza2VkLXF1ZXN0aW9ucy1hYm91dC1hdHRlbmRhbmNlLXNmdXNkVwdzY2hvb2xtQgpk-TqHCGXin7dyUhBob3VzZUB0ZWRkeWIub3JnWAQAAAAB">Attendance FAQs</a>: your guide most frequently asked attendance questions</li>
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<p><img src="cid:b085b2d232adae0224764684702fcddf" style="" alt="when do absences become a problem? chronic absence: 18 or more days. warning signs: 10 to 17 days. satisfactory: 9 or fewer absences. (assuming a 180-day school year)" /></p>
<h2>What is SFUSD doing to reduce chronic absenteeism?</h2>
<p>All month long, we want to partner with you to raise awareness about the important connection between attendance, academic achievement and sense of belonging.</p>
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<li>Improving clerical data entry for attendance and record keeping with school and district staff</li>
<li>Notifying families within the first 30 minutes of the students absence for the day or for each class period</li>
<li>Providing interventions for students struggling with truancy </li>
<li>Continuing to support focal population
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<li>Foster youth</li>
<li>Students with IEPs</li>
<li>Students experiencing homelessness </li>
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<li>Implementing school wide teams (Coordinated Care Teams) provide families with access to resources to ensure consistent access to supports for families struggling with attendance, including academic, mental and physical health services </li>
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<p><img src="cid:ff3518fb9e2c3d8df6d6fa86e1b17e64" style="" alt="all sfusd students from pk-12 are invited to participate in our attendance awareness month poster contest" /></p>
<p>To share the joy of how learning really is better when we are all together, we invite all students to create and submit artwork for our <a href="http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/JgYNKsX89cH0GYSXQIZ6DA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm6bq6P0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Z1c2QuZWR1L3NlcnZpY2VzL2ZhbWlseS1zdXBwb3J0cy1zZXJ2aWNlcy9hdHRlbmRhbmNlLWF3YXJlbmVzcy1tb250aC9hdHRlbmRhbmNlLWF3YXJlbmVzcy1tb250aC1wb3N0ZXItY29udGVzdFcHc2Nob29sbUIKZPk6hwhl4p-3clIQaG91c2VAdGVkZHliLm9yZ1gEAAAAAQ~~">Attendance Awareness Month Poster Contest</a>. We ask that students use their creativity to create a visual art piece to let us know what makes school a special place for you. Students can win the grand prize of a laptop, a polaroid camera or art supplies. <a href="http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/4oPDv7qwYfadymZe-prs8g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm6bq6P0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9kb2NzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20vZm9ybXMvZC9lLzFGQUlwUUxTZnUxT25NTWY3SkRtOHNLOHJ0M0hXeFJkTmk4TUpyVXN5YVpvWEdpYkVpR09aa2tnL3ZpZXdmb3JtP3VzcD1zZl9saW5rVwdzY2hvb2xtQgpk-TqHCGXin7dyUhBob3VzZUB0ZWRkeWIub3JnWAQAAAAB">Submit your artwork</a>!</p>
<p>For more information and resources, please visit <a href="http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/qGJoKBAzF0kg-qOurWlJ2w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm6bq6P0QfaHR0cDovL3d3dy5zZnVzZC5lZHUvQXR0ZW5kYW5jZVcHc2Nob29sbUIKZPk6hwhl4p-3clIQaG91c2VAdGVkZHliLm9yZ1gEAAAAAQ~~">www.sfusd.edu/Attendance</a>. </p>
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