A letter to parents about the Comprehensive Attendance Plan

To view the Comprehensive Attendance Plan, click here.

September 1, 2005

Dear Parent:

Beginning with the 2002-03 school year, all schools were required to adopt a Comprehensive Attendance Plan and distribute it to all parents of students in the district.

Enclosed you will find, the Monticello Central School District Comprehensive Attendance plan which was adopted by the Board of Education. The attendance plan includes the following provisions:

• A statement of objectives or goals of the district regarding attendance.
• A description of district strategies to meet objectives or goals.
• Definitions of Excused and Unexcused Absences.
• A description of record keeping/general procedures.
• A description of school plan regarding attendance and course credit.
• A description of incentives and sanctions to improve attendance.
• A description of the process of notification of parents, students, and staff.
• A description of district intervention strategies.
• Responsibilities for monitoring attendance of students.

Each building principal will be reviewing the attendance plan at the beginning of the school year with students. It is important that you read and review the attendance plan with your child. Your child’s good attendance is fundamental to him/her receiving an excellent education. We hope that you will support the district’s goal of promoting maximum attendance by all students. Any questions about the attendance plan, may be directed to your child’s building principal.

Sincerely,

Eileen P. Casey
Superintendent of Schools