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Drive with Data from September!
Research shows that children who are chronically absent during the first month of school are more likely to be chronically absent throughout the year!
Reach out to students and families who have already missed 10% of school to build a relationship and help them overcome challenges to getting to school. Prioritize students who were chronically absent the prior year.
Notice if large groups of students from a particular grade, neighborhood or demographic group are missing too many days. Talk with them to understand their realities as well as their strengths, and tailor your strategies. We helped survey families for a new report offering insights about what is needed to address challenges and improve attendance among Latino families in California.
Your district may already produce real-time reports on chronic absence. If not, Attendance Works created self-calculating spreadsheets. Schools and districts can use them to examine patterns and identify which schools, groups and students are missing too much school. We’ve also developed free quantitative data tools on this page.
What will it take to reengage students and improve student attendance? Read our article in the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ October issue of Principal Leadership.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the final AAC webinar on 9/27, Sustaining Success: Investing in Showing Up! Everyone who registered will receive a link to the recording, slides and links shared in the chat. Or find the recording for this and all 4 webinars on our website!
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