Glad You're Here
Glad you're here, TTSD Families
September 1, 2026, is the start of a brand new school year! A new year means a fresh start and an opportunity to reset attendance routines. Let’s make excellent attendance a goal for the 26-27 school year!
Three reasons why attendance matters
- Students feel stressed when they miss instruction or fall behind on work due to absences.
- Lower achievement can result from irregular attendance, affecting test scores and grades.
- Routine and consistency of daily attendance help students feel connected to their community. Defining absences, according to Oregon law and board policy
Excused
- Illness, injuries, or related appointments, including mental health
- Family death or serious illness
- Leave for students who have parents in the military
- Religious and cultural holidays
- Court
- School-related activities
Unexcused
- Unknown reasons
- Vacations
- Any reason not listed as “excused.”
Let’s stay in touch!
Be sure to let us know if your student needs to be absent.
School contact information can be found on the About US, contact us section of each website.
Regular attendance is a crucial first step in sustaining learning.
When students miss school, they miss out. But in TTSD and across Oregon, only about 2 of every 3 students (66%) regularly attend school.
That means that about 1 in every 3 is considered chronically absent. In Oregon, chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% or more of instructional days – whether absences are excused or unexcused. Since the pandemic, attendance rates have fallen substantially statewide.
With school calendars set at about 180 days a year, a student who on average misses two or more days a month will be considered chronically absent. Typically, attendance rates are lowest for high school juniors and seniors, and kindergartners.
Why does attendance matter? Research indicates that lower attendance rates can lead to high school dropouts. Educators work hard to build a strong sense of belonging, but those connections fray when students are not consistently in class.
In January 2026, TTSD began piloting a new attendance tracking and messaging system called Attendance Plus, tied to our ParentSquare communications platform. We will regularly share attendance data on these pages as it becomes available.
Along the way, our schools will consistently reinforce the importance of attendance. We’re Glad You’re Here!