ACTION RESEARCH PROPOSAL OF JOSE SANVICTORES SR.

NATIONAL
SCHOOL
CAGWAIT DISTRICT

REYNA ESPINOZA
ARLENE RUAZA
ELSA COSMIANO

STUDENTS TARDINESS AND TRUANCY

“A CALL AWAY”: AN INTERVENTION IN MONITORING STUDENTS TARDINESS

AND TRUANCY IN GRADE 8 MENDEL
II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Unexcused school absenteeism, truancy, is not a new problem,

but a historically present problem that has over the last decade received

newfound attention as the lack of school attendance and its link with

student delinquency has become more clearly identified. The importance

of school attendance to achievement, engagement, and educational

success has been neglected in most education reform and prevention

initiatives. School discipline, zero tolerance, and school safety concerns

have combined to produce strategies that are counterproductive by

pushing the problem out of the school and into the community. (School

Truancy: A Case Study of A Successful Truancy Reduction Model In the

Public Schools, by: LORENZO A. TRUJILLO)

According to Stacy Zeiger, eHow Contributor from his article, “The

most crucial learning hours of a school day are the morning hours,

because they are when students are most attentive. Students who are

tardy miss the beginning of their morning classes, and they also cause a

distraction when they arrive late to class. Academics and Achievement

of Students who are frequently tardy have lower GPAs, lower scores on

standardized assessments, and lower graduation rates. Chronic

tardiness in elementary and middle school is also linked to failure in high

school. . Teachers are often required to allow tardy students to make up

work, which often requires them to restructure their lessons or re-teach

missed material. Tardiness also takes other students' attention away

from a teacher's lesson, leading to more behavior problems and missed

instruction.”

Today, school districts around the nation are tackling the truancy

problem by working jointly with courts, law enforcement, social service

agencies, and parents to identify students at the first signs of unexcused

absenteeism and ensuring that all individuals are involved in prevention,

planning, and implementation of a truancy plan. This article examines

one such program in Colorado by providing an overview of truancy and

juvenile crime, examining Colorado’s School Attendance Law of 1963,

and concluding with an examination of Adams County School District

14’s successful truancy reduction model. The underlying philosophy of

this model is that the American way of life is predicated upon an

educated citizenry. Without an educated citizenry our American form of

democratic government will struggle to survive. Our citizens must be

capable of making informed decisions in voting and self-determination.

In the case of absences for which makeup classes may take place,

those absences will not count as one of the ten (or 20) for denial of

credit. If a student misses a class as a result of a field trip, an athletic

contest, or any other school related activity, that absence will not count

as one of the absences used to deny credit. If a student fails a class

because of low academic achievement, the student may either repeat

the course in summer school if it is offered or repeat the course during

the normal school year. If the student chooses to repeat a course in

summer school, permission by the Principal must be granted. Tardiness,

whether fault of the child or the parent, cannot be excused except for the

reasons cited in policy 5160. A note explaining the cause of lateness is

required. Since excessive tardiness and absences are not conducive to

good work habits or learning, parents should make every effort to have

their children in school every day and on time. The responsibility for

reporting and providing discipline for class cuts, truancy, early

departures or late arrivals shall be that of the teacher with the support of

the administration.

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