Every Day Matters

Students with regular attendance in school are more likely to succeed.

Regular attendance encourages academic and social-emotional success. Together, families, educators, and community members can support a child’s attendance and help each student stay on the path to success.

Dear Families,

Welcome to the new school year! It has been so wonderful to welcome your child, and we are looking forward to partnering with you for the best year yet. In South Umpqua, our mission is to unlock the potential in every student. To realize this mission, we need your help. In order for students to reach what we know to be unlimited potential, their regular attendance at school is critical.

Getting into the habit of daily attendance is important for so many reasons. These are just a few!

Daily Attendance:

• Reduces stress
• Makes it easier to connect with friends and teachers
• Supports learning
• Builds a supportive and healthy routine

Oregon defines regular attendance as being in school 90% or more of the time. This equates to missing less than two days per month for any reason. Included with this letter is a chart that we encourage you to attach to a refrigerator to track each child’s attendance progress through the year. It can be so motivating to see how well we are doing in attending regularly, and it also helps to demonstrate to your child how quickly those absences can add up. We hope it motivates your children to be in school whenever they are well.

Once again, welcome to the new school year. We thank you for being our partners in helping your children reach their unlimited potential. If we can support your efforts in motivating your child to attend school regularly, or there is a barrier to their regular attendance, please reach out to your building principal for support. We look forward to collaborating with you.

In Partnership,

Superintendent Erika Bare