Therefore, strong and consistent efforts are made daily to curb tardiness and truancy at all levels. At Manzanita we all agree to live by a set of standards. These are the same standards that we adopted from our after school program, Community Partnership for Youth. Manzanita celebrates student, staff and parent successes through a variety of activities. Students receive regular recognition in their classrooms and in school-wide award assemblies.
Staff receive recognition through our PTA and student council.
Parents receive recognition from their children throughout the year through a variety of celebrations in the classrooms and at evening functions for families. We believe these celebrations set the foundation for an effective school climate and set the tone of classroom discipline. The importance of excellent attendance is communicated repeatedly by the principal, office staff, teachers, and the support personnel. This is done directly to our students, collec-tively and individually, over the phone to parents, and through newsletter articles. Whenever a student is absent follow-up calls are made that day.