With the start of the school year beginning on Thursday for many school districts, educators of New Haven Public Schools went on a community tour to promote engagement and encourage school attendance.
The tour was conducted in groups with NHPS Superintendent Madeline Negron, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and community volunteers.
The superintendent said the main purpose of the campaign is to inform parents of incoming kindergartners and ninth graders about the importance of attending school every day.
“Every day that a child is not in their seats that’s a day of loss of learning and our children cannot afford that.”
She said the reason they focused on those grades specifically is because those are the grades where the district has noticed that students have a hard time adjusting.
“There’s nothing like a personal connection and getting a parent if they are nervous about sending their kid, to get reassurance …