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The image provides information about school attendance, highlighting examples of excused and unexcused absences, as well as strategies for staying on track with strong attendance.
The image is an informative poster about school attendance, highlighting examples of excused and unexcused absences, as well as steps students can take to stay on track with attendance.
The image is a student attendance tracker for the 2024-2025 school year, providing information on strong attendance, successful students, chronic absences, and recommended sleep hours for different age groups.
This is an attendance achievement chart for the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District, displaying the number of instructional days and the corresponding attendance criteria for students to be considered as having %22Chronic Less Than 90%%22, %22Trending Chronic 90-92%%22, %22Excellent 92.5%-100%%22 attendance.
The image provides a list of healthy sleep habits for kids, including a sleep schedule, limiting electronics before bed, avoiding naps, eating regular meals, and exercising regularly. The background features a soft, pastel-colored gradient.
The image provides tips for promoting good attendance during the winter, including developing backup plans for getting children to school, keeping them healthy, and engaging them in learning if they cannot attend school in person.
The image is a colorful infographic titled %22Strong Attendance Successful Students%22 that provides tips for transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students to build strong foundations for higher grades. The infographic includes icons and text highlighting the importance of connecting with teachers, nurturing a routine, and getting children excited about learning.
The image displays a logo and text in Spanish promoting a program for successful students, with information about connecting, sharing, and supporting students in their educational journey.
The image provides tips and advice for parents to help their children have successful school attendance, including connecting with teachers, establishing routines, and addressing stress.
The image appears to be a poster or flyer titled %22Buena Asistencia Estudiantes Exitosos%22 (Successful Student Assistance), which provides guidance and advice for students and parents to support their child's academic success.
The image provides tips for parents to help their children have strong attendance and be successful students, with a focus on connecting, sharing, and nurturing the child's educational experience.
The image is a poster titled %22Buena Asistencia Estudiantes Exitosos%22 (Good Assistance for Successful Students) that provides guidance and tips for students to maintain commitment, be successful, and graduate.
This image is a family guide that provides information on when a child should stay home from school due to various health conditions, as well as what parents can do to help their child during these times.
The image is a Spanish-language informational guide about common health issues and what to do in response, with illustrations depicting various symptoms and recommended actions.

School Refusal/Avoidance Resources

Visit Raisingchildren.net to read about school refusal in children and teenagers. 

This article defines school refusal, how to recognize it, causes for it along with practical steps for helping your child through it. 

This website also provides an array of information for children with anxiety.

 

Visit Healthychildren.org to read about tips for concerned parents with school avoidant children.

This article lists tips for identifying the root issue causing pressure or school anxiety and guidelines for helping your child overcome that problem. 

Additional resources are listed if you are interested in continuing to read more. 

Visit Youngminds.org to read about school anxiety and refusal, how to work with your student, school and other services. 

This article addresses avoiding absences, helping your child return to school after an absence, and lots of resources available to parents for mental health services.

This page even offers strategies to try at home!

Bullying or Harassment Resources

At Panama-Buena Vista Union School District we take every precaution to try and prevent any bullying or harassment on our campuses. Employee trainings and preventative student education are provided, but in the event that your child reports an incident to you, here are some helpful articles along with our policies and practices to help you maneuver next steps.

 

 

Past experiences or ongoing bullying can lead to anxiety for a child that may prevent them from wanting to come to school. 

Read this Unicef article to learn how to identify, educate and intervene if your child is being, or witnesses someone being bullied. 

Bullying doesn't always occur in person, but it can make a student feel isolated or anxious while attending school. 

Read this KidsHealth article to learn how to identify if your student may be experiencing cyberbullying and how you can help. 

Your student's physical and psychological safety are important to our district!