new tracking system, stricter policy helping lafayette high school dramatically cut tardiness

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New Tracking System, Stricter Policy Helping Lafayette High School Dramatically Cut Tardiness

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LAFAYETTE, Indiana The minute the bell buzzes to signal the end of the period, the halls of Jefferson High School fill with students. In only five minutes, the press of teenagers vanish into their next classrooms.


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Last year, straggling students would line the halls at the start of each period, arriving late to their next class, students and staff say.


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In a school of 2,024 students, teachers would record an average of 500 tardies per day. As of last Thursday, students were late to class an average of 120 times per day, less than a quarter of the average last year.


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The change was catalyzed by a new method for tracking late students and a stricter enforcement policy.

Instead of relying on teachers to report student tardiness, Jefferson is using a card reader-based system called Hero.


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When the bell rings at the start of the period, teachers close the doors to their classrooms. Students who aren't in class must have their student IDs scanned by a school staffer stationed in the hall. They receive receipts, which their teachers sign when they enter class late.


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Jefferson also dramatically reduced the number of tardies allowed by school policy. In 2014-2015, tardiness was tracked on a class-by-class basis. Punishments were progressive, from warnings to expulsion if a student was tardy to a class nine or more times.


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For teachers, one of the best parts of the new system is that they are no longer responsible for tracking tardiness or punishing students for it. When students were late under the old system, teachers would have to stop class to document when they arrived.


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The software tracks student violations and automatically lists a punishment on each student's receipt based on the number of times that student has been tardy. Administrators make sure students fulfill punishments and contact parents.


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Another reason why Jefferson is focusing on tardiness is because arriving on time is a job skill, said Leverenz. When employers call Leverenz for a reference, the first thing they talk about is tardiness and attendance, he said.


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"(We're) just saying how important it is to show up and be on time to class and work and be prepared," he said. "It's a life job skill."


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