How We Increased Staff Attendance by 16 Percent and Saved $156,000.

Freeman, Robert R.; Grant, Franklin D.

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ERIC Number: EJ349165

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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How We Increased Staff Attendance by 16 Percent and Saved $156,000.

Freeman, Robert R.; Grant, Franklin D.

American School Board Journal, v174 n2 p31 Feb 1987

Discusses improving attendance of staff and administrators by providing various financial and recognition-oriented incentives including savings bonds, plaques, and a year-end trophy. Rewards for perfect and near-perfect attendance resulted in a 16 percent improvement in total staff attendance and improvement in 90 percent of individual schools. (WTH)

Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Compensation (Remuneration), Goal Orientation, Incentives, Recognition (Achievement), Staff Development, Teacher Attendance, Teacher Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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