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07.09.08, 10:47 AM NY Schools
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Did I read this right? Part of the funding for public schools is based on the attendance of the children? What is the justification for that? How much influence does a school have to get the kids into school on time? Am I missing something? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 07.09.08, 10:47 AM Flag
 

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are you sure it's not enrollment? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 10:50 AM Flag
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see below. Absences and tardiness count against a school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 10:51 AM Flag
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Some schools or districts ask you pay 40 bucks for each day your child is absent. I don't know anyone who personally does this, but the schools do ask you to compensate. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:09 PM Flag
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No they don't. No way they could force you to pay. People owe tons of money for school lunches and they can't even manage to get that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:12 PM Flag
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OR was quite clear that she was talking about schools asking for this not demanding. -np [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:25 PM Flag
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Yes they request it, but can't force it. My neice's school in NJ asks for it and my dd's old school in LA asked for it too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:41 PM Flag
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Did anyone actually pay it? No way would I pay $200 just because dc is sick for a week. And we can afford it but it is ridiculous request. Luckily our school does not ask. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:57 PM Flag
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It is a part of school report, and the school grades given to each school which do carry funding. There is a pretty strong correlation between attendance and student achievement, so schools need to encourage/enforce attendance. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:12 PM Flag
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how can a school enforce attendance? This is a function of the family the kid is coming from, i.e. this is way beyond a school's responsibility. The school can't do anything to increase attendance. That is messed up. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:42 PM Flag
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Absolutely not true. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:54 PM Flag
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^^^Schools can and do what they can to improve attendance, there is a push to do that at every step. There are incentives, competitions between grades, parents are called in if there are issues, etc. etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:55 PM Flag
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Okm I can see how a school can help to improve a child's attendance but I still disagree that a school should be punished for absences. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 01:13 PM Flag
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I kind of remember that from way back when. Part of the funding formula. Makes sense. Otherwise, schools would pump up enrollment but discourage attendance. (In a purely us against the machine/Machiavellian view of school administrators -- which I do not have.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:48 PM Flag
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My mom used to beat this into me -- she worked in a school office. She would always that if you have something you have to take care of outside of school, that it's better to go to school and leave early than do the other activity and go late. Purely for school funding reasons, based on attendance. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 01:05 PM Flag
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Certain tax levy money from Federal govt and NYS depends on attendance. So a school's actual funding will be adjusted based on attendance. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 05:11 PM Flag
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it's factored into the report card grade -- the overall attendance rate. Clearly a school with an overall attendance rate of 97 percent is better than one with 93 percent -- kids and parents want to be there. They push for attendance, etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 05:26 PM Flag
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