Lots going on across the district to improve attendance. The Gladstone community is all-in, including these Kindergartners who are pledging to be in school on time and every day. They, along with all the rest of the kids and their families are being offered a family/school contract promising that they (the students) will come to school every day and their parents will help their students get to school ready to learn every day.
Elementary principals shared what they are doing in their schools to support the Attendance Counts! campaign. At one of our schools, Principal Katrina Pilay mentioned that her students at Barrows are competing to get to sit on the "rolly chair" for a week and to get Chester, the Chester Barrows mascot tin-man, stand sentry at their classroom door when their classrooms have perfect attendance. Prinicpal Charlotte Josephs at Woodridge Elementary is posting daily in the front foyer, for all students and families to see, a list of classrooms with perfect attendance.
Elementary principals shared what they are doing in their schools to support the Attendance Counts! campaign. At one of our schools, Principal Katrina Pilay mentioned that her students at Barrows are competing to get to sit on the "rolly chair" for a week and to get Chester, the Chester Barrows mascot tin-man, stand sentry at their classroom door when their classrooms have perfect attendance. Prinicpal Charlotte Josephs at Woodridge Elementary is posting daily in the front foyer, for all students and families to see, a list of classrooms with perfect attendance.
Cranston East High School principal, Sean Kelly reminds all students, including the class of 2017, that coming to school every day is their job.
 Sue Thomas, Senior Director of Training & Program Development at RI Mentoring Partnership Our partner, Sue Thomas from the RI Mentoring Partnership held a special meeting on September 18 for her organization's mentors and mentor coordinators focusing on how they can help support their students attendance. Sue opened the meeting to educators across the state and invited Commissioner Gist to provide opening remarks. Our other partner, the Cranston Public Library, provided us space and technology to conduct the meeting. There was standing room only! In addition to Commissioner Gist, our partner Stephanie Geller from RI Kids Count, shared state and national data, and Rosemary Burns described how Cranston has mapped out the journey. | 
Emily Nunez, CHSE student leader explains how Get Schooled motivates students to come to school.
 RI Commissioner Deborah Gist commends Cranston for taking the lead to improve attendance. |
We are in the news! Several articles in the Cranston Herald and the Providence Journal are helping us spread the word that Attendance Counts! Click on these links to read all about it!
Jeff Gale: Cranston schools battle chronic absenteeism Providence Journal
School district’s call to action puts focus on student attendance Jen Cowart Cranston Herald
‘Attendance Counts’ a team effort at Gladstone Elementary School Jen Cowart
Jeff Gale: Cranston schools battle chronic absenteeism Providence Journal
School district’s call to action puts focus on student attendance Jen Cowart Cranston Herald
‘Attendance Counts’ a team effort at Gladstone Elementary School Jen Cowart
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