First Week of October is "Count Week" for All Ohio Schools |
Monday, October 6, 2008 8:14:36 AM - Middletown Ohio |
According to Robin Long, Interim Treasurer for the Middletown
City School District, the State of Ohio distributes the state share of school funding based on student enrollment during the first full week of October and the first full week of February. Superintendent Steve Price said, “It’s very important that we count every student in our school district so we can collect all the money owed us from the state.”
“We encourage good attendance all year, but the first full week in October is especially important. Having your child in school every day that week will be very helpful for him/her and our whole school district,” Price said.
“We realize that circumstances happen that may prevent your child from attending school. Before we can officially count a student who has been absent however, we must have a proper excuse,” he added.
School officials say that if your child must miss school during the first week in October, it is very important for you to send the proper excuse and documentation for the day. “State regulations allow us to count students as enrolled, if their absence is officially excused with a note that is turned into the school,” said Long. |
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