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