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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAttendance Awareness Month September 2024Proclamation “Attendance Awareness Month” September 2024 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; and NOW, THEREFORE, I, Pete Serrano, Mayor of the City of Pasco, Washington, do hereby proclaim September 2024 as “Attendance Awareness Month” and encourage all residents to join in and stand with the nation in its commitment to the academic success of all students by focusing on reducing absenteeism to give all children an equal opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive academically, emotionally, and socially. 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 19th day of August 2024. Pete Serrano, Mayor City of Pasco