One day, bosses are going to depend on these students to show up on time for work. They'll be expected to be responsible and dependable. We preached this at the (last) breakfast and talked about how good attendance can affect your future career.
We get some really good indicators of where our students fall in regard to careers, and also other schools and students in their school in math, English, reading and science.
The people who are setting the foundation are the mothers and fathers. I think we are just giving students recognition for the good habits that parents are instilling in them. We can't wake up 900 students and make sure they always go to school. That's up to parents.