The document discusses chronic absence issues at Geneva Middle School and Geneva Senior High School. It defines chronic absence as missing 10% or more of instructional time, or about 18 days in a school year. Data shows chronic absence rates ranging from 5.83-19.13% at the middle school and 10.71-22.22% at the high school. Both schools have implemented incentives to improve attendance, such as weekly/monthly recognition of perfect attendance and quarterly certificates for students with perfect attendance all quarter. Chronic lateness is also an issue according to the data provided.

1. Geneva
Middle School
Attendance

2. Chronic Absence
• Chronic absence is defined as
missing 10 percent or more of
instruction within a school year

3. Chronic Absence
Students are at risk academically if they miss
10 percent of the school year, or about 18 days.
Once too many absences have occurred, they can
affect learning, regardless of whether absences
are excused or unexcused.
Sporadic, not just consecutive, absences matter.

4. Chronic Absence
Chronic absence does not just affect the
students who miss school.
If too many students are chronically absent,
it slows down instruction for other
students, who must wait while the teacher
repeats material for absentee students.

5. Data
9/6 – 11/9
Grade #Students #Absences Percent
6th 154 207 96.91%
7th 162 252 96.50%
8th 137 204 96.59%
Building 96.67%

6. Data
9/6 – 11/9
Absences
Grade #Students Chronic Absence# and %
6th 154 11 7.14%
7th 162 12 7.40%
8th 137 8 5.83%

7. Data
9/6 – 11/9
Late to School
Grade #Students Chronic Absence# and %
6th 154 9 5.84%
7th 162 31 19.13%
8th 137 21 16.05%

8. Incentives
• Weekly Incentive Challenge
Weekly recognition for students who have perfect
attendance for the week. These students are
recognized with their name displayed in our
attendance works trophy case. In addition, one
student per grade level will win a prize, and will
have special recognition in the trophy case,
morning announcements, and newsletter

9. Incentives
• Monthly Attendance Challenge
Monthly recognition for students who have perfect
attendance for the month. All students with perfect
attendance for the month will be invited to a
celebration in their honor during advisement. In
addition, one student per grade will win a prize, and
will have special recognition in the trophy case,
morning announcements, and newsletter

10. Incentives
• Monthly Attendance Challenge
Quarterly recognition of students who have
perfect attendance for the entire quarter are
recognized with a certificate displayed on our
Attendance Wall of Fame. These students too
will be recognized in the trophy case, morning
announcements, and newsletter

11. Geneva
Senior High School
Attendance

12. Chronic Absence
Chronic absence is defined as
missing 10 percent or more of
instruction within a school year

13. Data
9/6 – 11/9
Grade # Students # Absences Percent
9 183 642 92.12%
10 180 745 90.75%
11 140 304 95.17%
12 150 450 93.33%
Building 92.68%
NYS HS ave 93.5%

14. Data
9/6 – 11/9
Absences
grade #students chronic Absence # and %
9th 183 33 (18.03%)
10th 180 40 (22.22%)
11th 140 15 (10.71%)
12th 150 29 (19.33%)

15. Data
9/6 – 11/9
Late to school
grade #students chronic Tardy # and %
9th 183 46 (25.10%)
10th 180 52 (28.88 %)
11th 140 54 (38.57%)
12th 150 66 (44.00%)