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Show Hljooof ooisfii Goofly days of school their student has missed, Pettey said. They only become aware of the problem when the school informs them of such. Compilation of attendance statistics reveals that: 7th grade missed 10 days 8th grade missed 8 days 9th grade missed 6 days 10th grade missed 10 days 1 1th grade m issed 8 -12 days 12th grade missed 9 days Principal Pettey stated that a total of 1,577 student days have been missed. He said all the figures are based on only the three terms completed. com-pleted. Mr. Pettey urged parents to support the school in its efforts to see that students are in regular attendance. Even in today's inflated economy $6000.00 represents repre-sents a sizable chunk of money. Few individuals would argue that to lose such an amount wouldn't affect their financial status. Principal Lee Pettey reported re-ported that this is an approximate ap-proximate amount lost to Beaver County School District Dis-trict through absenteeism at Milford High School. The state equalization formula for funding schools allows a specified amount for each student enrolled and attending attend-ing a school. Regular attendance is a universal problem and of great concern to administrators, adminis-trators, reported the principal. princi-pal. Principal Pettey indicated indi-cated that many absences are necessary because of illness, family emergencies, school activities and other needs, but he stated that a large number of absences are convenience situations for students and parents. It is the later area which concerns con-cerns teachers and principals. princi-pals. Many times parents are amazed at the number of |
