Schools across the nation have seen a dip in student attendance since the pandemic. That’s why here at West Clermont Schools, we are excited to launch a new partnership this month — Attendance Awareness Month — with FC Cincinnati and the Stay In the Game! Network. The partnership is aimed at increasing awareness of the importance of school attendance on student learning and development.

Here’s why being in school regularly is so important. Students with good attendance are more likely to:

– Achieve higher grades and test scores

– Graduate from high school

– Be accepted into college

– Get good jobs

– Earn higher salaries

– Live healthier lives

Students who are in school each day also have stronger character, integrity, resilience and adaptability, key tenets of West Clermont Schools’ Portrait of a Graduate.

To kick off the initiative we encouraged our students and families to take an attendance pledge, which shows their commitment to showing up to school every day ready to learn.

The Stay in the Game! Attendance Network was started in 2019 by the Cleveland Browns Foundation, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, and Harvard’s Proving Ground, and is managed by Battelle. Collectively, they connect with experts and supporters to dramatically improve attendance.

We are excited about the many activities that will take place this year through this partnership and to see the futures that are unveiled for our students as a result of higher attendance.

To learn more about how you can partner with us, visit westcler.org/our-community/pie.