Students Solve team looks at school attendance

Students Solve is a youth empowerment program in which students work together to develop solutions to issues and problems facing the community. This year the Gloversville High School Students Solve team addressed the issue of school attendance.

During their project the group addressed the problem of absenteeism and worked to develop  a solution based on an educational awareness program and rewards system. The students did extensive research into the causes of high school absenteeism, conducted a student survey on what the causes for excessive absenteeism are and w could be done to motivate students to attend school on a regular basis. The results of this survey were compiled, and students when researched how other schools in the country have addressed the issue of attendance. The students then developed a program to encourage regular school attendance.

The group  presented their project to the Fulton County Board of Supervisors on April 5 at Fulton Montgomery Community College, and the received a $500 grant to put their plan into action. The High School Students Solve team included 10th grade students Autumn Carey and Sarah Albanese and 9th Grade Students Jill Brown, Claire Cellary, Meghan St Thomas, Maria Mc Allister, and Francesca Gifford.

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