Planning and Implementation

Attendance Improvement 101

Learning opportunity focused on 2 key components of a comprehensive student-centered attendance plan: an attendance process to follow when students are absent, and attendance strategies focused on tiered supports and a culture of attendance.

Audience: Administrators, Attendance Teams

Source: Butte County Office of Education

Attendance Team Best Practices

A four-page guide that outlines objectives and roles of attendance teams, tips on how to get started, and best practices. The guide also provides a template for meeting agendas, including a table for aggregate data reviews.

Audience: Administrators, Attendance Teams

Source: Children's Health Fund

School Attendance Team Overview

A four-page guide that school leaders and educators can use for planning and training purposes. This training guide describes the purpose of attendance teams and strategies for group norms, roles and responsibilities, as well as ideas for organizing an attendance team and a sample agenda.

Audience: Administrators, Attendance Teams

Source: Attendance Works

Connecting the Dots: Improved Attendance
and Engagement Using CA MTSS

A short guide on how MTSS can support addressing chronic absenteeism, including a checklist for schools and additional resources.

Audience: Administrators, Attendance Teams

Source: Butte County Office of Education

School Attendance Playbook Part 1:
Connection, Understanding and Community

This toolkit provides schools and districts with with practical strategies and resources to foster connections, increase understanding among all partners, and build community to accelerate student engagement post-pandemic. This toolkit is the first in a two part series, focused on the fall semester.

Audience: Administrators

Source: Los Angeles County Office of Education

School Attendance Playbook: Part 2:
Promoting Positive Student Attendance

Part 2 of the the School Attendance Playbook provides strategies to address attendance challenges, foster a culture of engagement, and enhance the learning experience of students. It is particularly focused on understanding and addressing attendance dips as the school year goes on.

Audience:  Administrators

Source: Los Angeles County Office of Education

Welcoming Schools Self-Assessment

The Connecticut State Department of Education has focused on creating welcoming cultures and climates in schools to increase engagement and positively impact student outcomes, including attendance. This multi-part self-assessment tool helps school leadership teams asses their physical environment, school-wide policies/practices, culture and climate, and home/school communications.

Audience: Administrators

Source: Capitol Region Education Council (CREC)