by Backnine » Wed Sep 29, 2021 9:29 am
Some/Most school are not OK with kids missing for sports.
The math
ADA = Sum of Attendance Counts ÷ Days of Instruction.
So, if a student misses nine days during the 180-day school year, the district loses 5 percent of the funding a student with perfect attendance would generate.
ADA is not the same as enrollment. Enrollment is the total number of students signed up to attend the school. ADA reflects how often those enrolled students actually go to school.
The bottom line
Your school loses money when your child is absent. At the same time, the school must still pay for teacher and staff salaries, operations, building maintenance, electricity, and all the other expenses involved with running the school.
So there are two good reasons—educational and financial—to aim for a great attendance record.