Project LAMP (Less Absences More Performance) "Absenteeism Reduction Leading to High Academic Performance"

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Absenteeism affects the teacher's ability to present the classroom in a sequential and organized way. This can have an effect on the progress of all the pupils in the class. The aim of this program is to eradicate absenteeism among pupils. One way of addressing this problem is to identify the truancy, understand and analyze the issue that maybe addresses with specific action and measure. This will eventually result in the better performance of the pupils, teachers, and the school in general.

Based on the data gathered from June-September teachers noticed that there was an increased number of absences per grade level.

So that the researcher decided and participated to give attention to absenteeism

METHODS

The researcher has selected the experimental method because the present subject is related to the problem encountered by the school she is presently working. So, in this research, the researcher's intention is to find problems of Absenteeism among pupils and to find out remedies on the focus of the study.

RESULTS

Attendance is an important factor in school success among children and youth. Studies show that better attendance is related to higher academic achievement for students of all backgrounds, but particularly for children with lower socio-economic status. Beginning in kindergarten, pupils who attend school regularly score higher contests than their peers who are frequently absent. Chronic truancy (frequent unexcused absence) is a strong predictor of undesirable outcomes in adolescence, including academic failure and dropping out of school.

DISCUSSIONS

The results imply the need for teachers to maintain and even improve the use of process simplification (in Checking of attendance), localized monitoring tool in checking of attendance used by the assigned personnel, visual management training, and parents'orientation. Resolving the challenges in the "Checking of Attendance" will also lead to the academic performance of the pupils. The Priority Improvement Area for this project focused on the following on the multi-tasking of the teachers and existing of unnecessary papers and documents.