The Desert Sands Educational Foundation was proud to partner with Dr. Carreon Academy in the 2025-2026 school year to launch a pilot attendance initiative, “Your Future Starts Here, Every Single Day.” The campaign complemented and strengthened the school’s ongoing efforts to promote consistent attendance and helped foster a positive culture around the importance of showing up every day. Students with 95% or higher attendance, along with teachers whose classrooms achieved the same attendance rate, were entered into monthly drawings for the Great Attendance Award and the Attendance Champion Award. Winners received a $25 Amazon gift card in recognition of their commitment to attendance and student success.

To keep students engaged and motivated, those who maintained strong attendance also collected fun, superhero-themed attendance tags throughout the year, creating excitement and pride around being present and ready to learn.

The Educational Foundation looks forward to building on this momentum, exploring opportunities to expand the program to additional school sites in the 2026-2027 school year!