Hundreds of students and their families flocked to the Warren City Schools Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, to recognize students who met the district’s standards for excellent attendance in the 2024-2025 school year.
The district hosted its first Attendance H.E.R.O.’s Tailgate Party prior to the
home football game as part of its 2025-2026 attendance campaign, “Attend
Today, Succeed Tomorrow!” The party, which featured bounce houses, DJs, a photo booth, food and various activities, is among several events and activities included in the district’s ongoing effort to encourage daily attendance as a lifestyle, and where needed, encourage improvements.
Every student who meets the district-wide monthly, quarterly, and/or year-long standards for excellent attendance is designated an Attendance H.E.R.O.: Here, Everyday, Ready, and On Time. Students can earn a monthly H.E.R.O. designation by missing no more than one day and by having
no more than one tardy in a month. The district is asking the community to help reinforce this expectation and encourage all students to not only be an Attendance H.E.R.O., but to also support the Attend Today, Succeed Tomorrow! campaign.
“The ‘Attend Today, Succeed Tomorrow’ slogan was selected because we know that success in general, and academic success in particular starts with showing up,” explained Dante Capers, Associate Superintendent, Student Services, Student Wellness and Success.
“We’ve been building on our efforts to improve attendance over the years, and this year we are working to increase awareness and engagement outside of our school buildings. We know that attendance is key to
early reading proficiency, and we must ensure that our families and stakeholders understand that as well.”
To explain it further, nationally, students are 6.7 times more likely to not read at their grade level if they are chronically absent. In contrast, they are 9 times more likely to graduate on time if they have never been chronically absent.
Capers said the school district has realized the positive impacts of encouraging family and community involvement. He added that higher rates of chronic absenteeism has been an issue among many school districts nationally since the pandemic.
Last year, more than 900 Warren City Schools students met the district’s excellent attendance milestone.
