Addressing Chronic Absenteeism with a Multi-Tiered Approach

For students to be successful in school, they need to be in school. Missing just two days a month places students at significant increased risk of academic failure, social and behavioral difficulties in school, and a host of other negative school and life effects. Learn how to build a culture of attendance:

• Use proactive communication to highlight the benefits of regular attendance
• Reinforce attendance through personal interactions, public messaging, and self-monitoring tools like attendance trackers
• Work with families and communities to create solutions to attendance barriers

Included Books: School Leader’s Guide to Tackling Attendance Challenges and Absenteeism & Truancy: Interventions and Universal Procedures

For anyone tasked with tackling absenteeism problems (administrators, counselors, attendance clerks, etc.)