Please note: This toolkit was created prior to March 2020. We are continuing to make it available because many of the strategies offered remain applicable. Some adaptions may be needed given changing conditions.
For years, the Perfectly Punctual Campaign has supported positive attendance habits from the outset of schooling. It uses punctuality, the good news about attendance, as the impetus for positive reinforcement and playfulness to change hearts, minds and routines. This two-generation program uses a mascot to encourage children and families to develop positive ideas about attendance, engages children daily in monitoring their own attendance, honors parents monthly for getting their children to school on time and translates attendance data into management information for school administrators.
The Perfectly Punctual Campaign is designed by Learning and Leadership in Families (Learn/Lead) and is integrated into Attendance Works initiatives.
Get started with the PPC Leaders Guide which includes a menu of activities and a structure that reflects best practices.
Keeping Score on Student Attendance
The scorecard is designed to be a family engagement tool. Children fill in their scorecard daily. At the end of the week, teachers send the scorecard home to remind parents of the importance that preschool or school places on consistent, on-time attendance.
Every morning, children circle the star for on-time arrival OR circle the running clock for late arrival. If a student is absent, they circle the sad face the next day they are back in school.
What’s a campaign without a button?
Perfectly Punctual’s trademark Punctual Pete is an integral part of the campaign. He can be featured on buttons and stickers to share the motto: On Time / On Target for Success.
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