The St Patrick’s Board is responsible for taking all reasonable steps to ensure that the school’s students attend the school when it is open for instruction.

The board will comply with the provisions in the legislation in relation to student attendance by:

• having a commitment to support students return to regular attendance
• having processes and procedures in place to support a Stepped Attendance Response (STAR) to student absence that uses data-based thresholds to identify students
• recording all absences, and responding accordingly
• having an effective method in place for identifying and monitoring student absence, including identifying patterns and barriers to student attendance
• publishing this attendance management plan on the school’s website.

The principal is responsible for:

• developing and implementing a stepped attendance response aligned with the thresholds to support student attendance
• ensure that student absence is investigated, responded too and actions taken recorded aligned with the thresholds
• ensure all students, whanau and staff understand the processes and procedures that support student attendance
• Report to the board on any trends, barriers to attendance and interventions being used to support student attendance.

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Parent/Whanau responsibilities:

• ensure students attend every day they are able
• reinforce good attendance habits
• open communication with the school
• follow the school’s attendance management plan and associated attendance policies and procedures.