If a student skips a session, they have a day of ISS. It takes hours of time to deal with and I fundamentally disagree with student missing an instructional day for missing a thirty-minute study session. Tuesday in a faculty meeting, I asked for suggestions to change the process for dealing with a skipped session. The staff shared some ideas on the referral process, we implemented them immediately but it did not address the day of ISS. I have researched other models of SMART lunch and I think positive reinforcement approach may have better results. Most of our students are not mature enough for grades to be an intrinsic motivation. I am going to share some suggestions, such as SMART lunch extra credit and get feedback from the teachers. In addition, making parents a part of the dialogue, communicating to them the importance of the study session will increase attendance. Every day of instruction loss means a student gets behind, some of them may not recover. Our school improvement plan focuses on improving testing data in all areas but sending students that already have a low grade in class seems to be in contradiction. I understand why ISS placement is part of the SMART lunch, holding students accountable is important. I think focusing on the positive, rewarding the students that do attend, informing parents, and shifting the focus will help keep students in class and our