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7 <br /> 1 Slide#9 <br /> "Attendance Matters: Be Here to Get There!" (Link) <br /> OCS ATTENDANCE WEEK <br /> #BeHereToGetThere! #OCSAttendanceWeek ■ <br /> Mpg! WEEK OF <br /> r <br /> SCHOOL COLORS MENTAL HEALTH/ ENLISTMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP/ COLLEGE <br /> DAY SEL DAY DAY CAREER DAY ENROLLMENT DAY <br /> Wear school or Wear green In Wear red,white,and "press to Impress"tD Wear your <br /> district colors Co support of mental blue in solidarity with match the profession college gear! <br /> represent with pridel health awareness our troops you seek <br /> 0 <br /> e ENGAGE. CHALLENGE. INSPIRE. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Sheldon Lanier described the district's"Attendance Week"initiative.This year's theme is"Be Here <br /> 4 to Get There." Attendance Week consists of daily videos aimed at educating students and families on the <br /> 5 importance of attendance,the mental health supports available,and the connection between attendance <br /> 6 and "the three E's": enlistment, entrepreneurship, and enrollment. He noted that the Eastern Regional <br /> 7 Outreach Director from CFNC would be featuring one of the district's videos on their social media as a <br /> 8 model for other districts. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Slide#10 <br /> Attendance and Mental Health Research <br /> • Research from the Education Policy Initiative at UNC-Chapel Hill cited student <br /> absenteeism and student mental health and well-being tied as the top issues <br /> facing schools. <br /> o The survey results showed that providing mental health supports for students <br /> will reduce absenteeism rates in schools. <br /> • Research from the Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR) <br /> published in October of 2024 as well as the National Association of Elementary <br /> School Principals directly ties funding for district efforts around addressing <br /> student mental health needs(curriculum, training, resources) to a reduction in <br /> absenteeism. <br /> o Research also cites student mental health as a root cause of high absenteeism <br /> rates in schools/districts. <br /> • Attendance Works (July 2025)warns of avoiding funding cliffs to ensure adequate <br /> Am resources are available for districts to target root causes of absenteeism and <br /> support students. <br /> e ENGAGE. CHALLENGE. INSPIRE, <br /> 11 <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Sheldon Lanier thanked the commissioners for their funding and support for students and <br /> 14 families. He cited research from the Education Policy Initiative at UNC Chapel Hill, linking mental health <br /> 15 support to a reduction in absenteeism rates, and warned of the risks of avoiding funding cliffs if this work <br /> 16 is to continue. <br />