This guide, provided by ODEW, offers an overview of chronic absence, outlines the administrator's role, and provides strategies for districts and schools to improve attendance. It also includes resources to help identify barriers to attendance and builds an understanding of  why students might be absent.  

This slide deck contains information about attendance teams, determining students most at risk, and students who fall into Tier1, Tier 2, or Tier 3.  It also provides information involving parents, and activities and strategies that can help improve student attendance.   

October 2024 Resource Folder 

This slide deck contains suggestions for communicating with and  messaging families, examples of using attendance data to drive decisions and improve outcomes, and ways districts can track Chronic Absenteeism.  

December 2024 Resource Folder 

During this Attendance Collaborative session, participants were presented with two scenarios, a kindergarten student and a sixteen year old high school student, both with Chronic Absenteeism.  The task was for participants to dialogue in groups about how they could support the students.  This slide deck also contains examples of how a social worker can contribute, and future plans on how we can support districts with housing attendance, grades, and discipline data for students all in one place.  

February 2025 Resource Folder 

This strategy can be used with students to help build relationships and a sense of belonging.  A teacher, or adult in the building meets with a students for two minutes a day for ten days.  The template on the left provides a space for documentation.  

This document contains different activities and strategies that a school district and/or school building could use at different parts of the school year to help increase student attendance.  

This resource, created by the Educational Service Center of Eastern Ohio, defines Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III.  Under each tier, there are clear and specific interventions to help support students with improving their attendance.  It also provides links to Attendance Works, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, and a guide for Developing an Effective School Attendance Program that was published by The Ohio Supreme Court.  

The Attendance Works website offers a wealth of valuable resources for educators and families. These include handouts by grade band that help parents understand the importance of  attendance and how they can support their child's success. Additional materials include health-related handouts, informative videos, incentive ideas, messaging strategies, and success stories from schools. This comprehensive collection is an excellent tool for promoting strong attendance habits—be sure to explore all that the site has to offer! 

Promote student attendance by joining Stay in the Game!  Stay in the Game helps connect districts and educational leaders to resources and tools listed below that can improve attendance.  Check out the link in the title above!  

• A campaign playbook to customize district and school campaigns 

• Attendance campaign materials to use in schools and the community

• Incentives and activities aimed at students to reward good and improved attendance 

• Peer learning opportunities to meaningfully impact attendance