Support families to implement a morning routine that conveys
expectations of school attendance.
Support families to implement a school morning routine to convey
expectations of school attendance.
Not exact matches
Sophomore Will Guisbond
of Jamesville - Dewitt High
School helped organize the protest in Syracuse and said
attendance exceeded their
expectations.
Shabazz students must commit to the academic
expectations of the
school and give assurance, in writing, that they will observe nonharassment, alcohol and other drug, and
attendance policies.
Two recent studies, one by Joshua Angrist and colleagues and another by Matthew Johnson and colleagues, found that
attendance at urban charter middle
schools with high behavioral
expectations is associated with a higher number
of days suspended relative to
attendance at traditional
schools in the same districts.
«Subtle» aspects
of family involvement — parenting style and parental
expectations, for example — may have a greater impact on student achievement than more «concrete» forms such as
attendance at
school conferences or enforcing rules at home regarding homework.144 Some researchers, policy makers, and practitioners argue that these subtle forms
of family involvement are not easily influenced by
schools.145 In contrast, we argue that the value
of creating participatory structures in
schools lies in its potential for increasing family and community members «sense
of engagement in children «s education, and, as a consequence, augment and reinforce the subtle behaviors responsible for improved outcomes.146
«It's our
expectation that every family contributes something to the cost
of attendance,» said Kim McDowell, director
of admission and financial aid at St. Mary's
School in Raleigh.
Increasing racial, ethnic, linguistic, socio - economic, and gender diversity in the teacher workforce can have a positive effect for all students, but the impact is even more pronounced when students have a teacher who shares characteristics
of their identity.20 For example, teachers
of color are often better able to engage students
of color, 21 and students
of color score higher on standardized tests when taught by teachers
of color.22 By holding students
of color to a set
of high
expectations, 23 providing culturally relevant teaching, confronting racism through teaching, and developing trusting relationships with their students, teachers
of color can increase other educational outcomes for students
of color, such as high
school completion and college
attendance.24
Though the new policy won't require reporting
of daily
attendance, there is an
expectation that the
schools will require and monitor student participation in the online academic delivery model — but the policy also allows the virtual
schools to define on their terms what they consider to be student participation, or «student activity» as it's mentioned in the new policy document.