Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – The Buffalo Public School District announced on Wednesday the launch of a new student attendance lottery designed to encourage school attendance, and to reinforce the critical connection between being in school each day and academic success.
Superintendent Dr. Pascal Mubenga will receive the names of eligible students for the month of January, and announce the first three winners in February.
Students who miss no more than one day of school in a given month will have their names entered into a monthly attendance lottery. Each month, the superintendent will randomly select three student names from the eligible students attending the district’s 60 schools…