Kia ora e te whānau,

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We are writing to inform you that our school will be following the Stepped Attendance Response (STAR) framework. This framework sets clear expectations and outlines specific actions at different absence thresholds so we can enable timely support for your child's learning.
Regular school attendance gives students a good chance of success. To keep everything on track, we want to share how we will be working with you moving forward:

Automated Updates: As part of our new system, you will begin receiving automated emails every week to keep you updated on your child’s current attendance, along with a daily text sent on any day your child is absent.

When a student is absent for more than 5 days in a term: If your child is absent for more than 5, 10, or 15 days in a single term, an automated email will be generated to notify you. Following this, we will contact home so we can discuss the reasons for the absence and work together on a plan to get their learning and attendance back on track. Even if your child’s attendance improves, we may still check in to ensure everything is going well and that we are continuing on the right track.

When absences reach 15 days or more in a school term: If absences reach 15 days or more in a term , we will escalate our response and collaborate with you to put a formal, multi-agency support plan in place to urgently improve attendance if required.

Our goal is always to work alongside whānau to understand your context and help remove any barriers to your child attending school.

Thank you for your ongoing support in helping us strengthen our school's attendance culture. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Ngā mihi,

Whaea Marissa Peters
Tumuaki

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