In an effort to help parents understand the importance of student attendance, Garfield Heights City Schools is gathering data on school attendance and test scores. Research shows that students who have chronic absenteeism as early as kindergarten and first grade, often score lower on standardized testing by third grade. It is important that all students in our district attend school regularly, coming prepared and excited to learn. For more information on the correlation between absenteeism and student outcomes, please visit http://www.attendanceworks.org/.