REPORT AN ABSENCE

If your child misses school for any reason, please call or

email the attendance clerk at brittany_smith@ycjusd.us.

Absence reasons must be reported within 5 days or they will automatically be marked unexcused.

Note: not all absence reasons will be considered excused, even when they are reported within the 5 day window.  If you choose to call or wish to speak to the attendance clerk, please call (909) 790-8521 and press 1 to leave a message for Mrs. Smith (ext. 5711). Thank you. 

 

It is an absolute necessity that students attend school on a regular basis. Studies originating from a variety of sources indicate that there is a direct correlation between education and income. If your child's success in life is important to you, it is critical that he or she gets a good basic education. This can only occur if regular school attendance is maintained from Kindergarten through 12th grade (thirteen years of schooling). The following chart is an example of possible education days versus actual education days for students who are frequently absent, based on thirteen years of education with 180 days of instruction per year.

Possible Days	Actual Days	Attendance Rate	Days Missed in 13 Years	Average Days Missed per Year	Education Loss
2340	2340	100%	0	0	0
2340	2317	99%	23	2	Negligible
2340	2223	95%	117	9	2/3 of a year
2340	2106	90%	234	18	1 1/3 years
2340	1755	75%	585	45	3 1/4 years
2340	1170	50%	1170	90	6 1/2 years

Students who miss 10% or more actually lose more than time. They lose out on skill development, practice, and standards mastery, which can impede their ability to pass the California High School Exit Exam. Students who regularly miss school, miss out on what other students in their classes are getting. They begin to feel that they will never catch up, so why should they try?

Regular attendance does not guarantee success, perfect scores, high grades, or a high school diploma, but it does give students the best possible chance. In this life, basic skills are offered "free" only once. The failure to take advantage of a free public education when it is available is very costly. Don't cheat you children or yourself. See to it that you get your money's worth the first time around. Promote education in your home and see to it that the leaders of tomorrow - your children - are the best this world has to offer. You are the first and most important teacher in your children's lives. Please teach them the value of learning.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS

Wildwood recognizes the challenge and hard work needed to achieve perfect attendance.  There are many things that can cause a student to miss a day of school or to be late.  We recognize students for perfect attendance in two ways.  First, there are Perfect Attendance Awards earned by students who do not miss a day of school.   Next, there are Extreme Perfect Attendance Awards earned by students who do not miss an instructional minute of school at any time.  This means that a student is never late, never misses a day, and never leaves early.  Both of these awards are significant achievements.  Students are honored with Perfect Attendance Awards at our three trimester award ceremonies throughout the year and with Extreme Perfect Attendance at the end of the year.  Thank you, parents and guardians (and students) for everything you do to promote perfect attendance.