Improving Student Attendance

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The paper addresses the problem of poor school attendance at West Side Junior High School in East Chicago. The paper highlights the reasons for the poor attendance and offers possible solutions to theproblem. The paper recommends that the problems can only be improved with the co-operation and participation of the entire school community.

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"All of these strategies are positive reinforcement strategies, rather than negative reinforcement strategies like suspending students ("Attendance Incentives," 2007, NY State Education Department). It is important that students retain a positive attitude to school and to the potential of adults to help them during this crucial development period. In a recent study of high-performing schools that were once low-performing schools, one of the most common features was that students helped develop the school's vision and norms, and assumed responsibility for translating the school's purpose to the community. The students also planned school celebrations and community events when attendance as a school improved ."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Attendance Incentives." (2007). NY State Education Department. Retrieved 8 Sept 2007 at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/sss/Data/Attendance/attendanceincentives.htm
• Lambert, Linda. (2006, Spring). "Lasting Leadership: A Study of High Leadership Capacity Schools." The Educational Forum. Retrieved 8 Sept 2007 at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4013/is_200604/ai_n17178247/pg_4
• Simons, Janet A. Donald B. Irwin & Beverly A. Drinnien. (1987). "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs." From Psychology - The Search for Understanding. New York: West Publishing Company. Excerpt retrieved on 8 Sept 2007 from the World Wide Web at http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/mas low.htm

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