HomeMy WebLinkAboutAttendance Awareness Month - Sept 2023Proclamation
“Attendance Awareness Month”
September 2023
WHEREAS, good attendance in school remains essential to student achievement and progress
toward graduation; and
WHEREAS, chronic absence – missing 10 percent, two or three days a month, or more – is a
predictor of academic trouble and dropout rates, and weakens our communities and local economy;
and
WHEREAS, all students, even those who show up regularly, are affected by chronic absence
because teachers must spend time reviewing for students who missed lessons; and
WHEREAS, student absenteeism can be significantly reduced when schools, parents, and
communities work together to monitor and promote good attendance and address hurdles that keep
children from participating in school;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Blanche Barajas, Mayor of the City of Pasco, Washington, do hereby
proclaim September 2023 as,
“Attendance Awareness Month”
and, encourage our community members to join in and stand with the nation in its commitment
to the academic success of all students.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official Seal of the
City of Pasco, State of Washington, to be affixed this 21st day of August 2023.
Blanche Barajas, Mayor
City of Pasco