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Student Attendance Guidance
As educators, we all recognize the relationship between daily school attendance, student performance, graduation, and habits in the workplace. We also know that the amount of time actually spent in class is a good measure of student access to an education. Each tardy or absence means a student has lost an opportunity to learn.
In order to address truancy and attendance, Georgia state law (HB 1190) now requires that communities and schools work together to address truancy through the recommendations of their local Student Attendance Protocol Committee, which have two goals set forth in law:
Ensure coordination and cooperation among officials, agencies, and programs involved in compulsory attendance issues, to reduce the number of unexcused absences from school
Increase the percentage of students who take tests required under state law
This new Department website and the supporting documents provided within, were created to assist local Student Protocol Committees as they address the underlying causes and local solutions to student truancy. In the coming months, the Department will continue to update the attendance website as needed.
For additional questions, concerns or input, please contact the Policy division.
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