Attendance Policy

Attendance Policy


Policy Selection


I chose the Attendance Policy, because Dyett High School continues to struggle with their monthly attendance percent and their selection of students they are regulating via
regular school attendance is vitally important to a student’s academic achievement, so it is important that staff, parents and students be familiar with Dyett High School Attendance Policy.   Beginning this school year, students are more aware that make-up work for credit and grade will be allowed for all excused absences, including suspensions.   In the case of a suspension, it is the student’s responsibility to obtain and complete assignments.   All work is due on the day the student returns to school.

The purpose of Dyett High School Attendance Policy is to ensure the maintenance of an adequate record of verifying the attendance of all students during the days of instruction and to establish a mechanism by which the patterns of student’s absence can be examined to develop effective intervention strategies.

To implement a successful attendance policy, Dyett will need the cooperation of all members of the educational community, including parents, students, teachers, administrators, and support staff.   Through the implementation of this policy Dyett High School expects to reduce the current level of unexcused absences, lateness and early dismissals.

Attendance Policy


Policy History and Background


Attendance is a national and state level initiative that recognizes the important role that school attendance plays in achieving academic success. It aims to reduce chronic absence starting as soon as children enter school.   Dyett High School along with the Chicago Public School Guidelines communicates the initiative with three key objectives to maintain a positive attendance percentage.   First would be to build public awareness and political will about the need to address chronic absence. This includes extensive media outreach as well as...