🎉 Keep up the Attendance Awareness Month momentum! Students starting later in the year deserve just as much support and encouragement as those who began in August/Sept. A warm welcome from teachers and classmates can help them feel included and ready to succeed. Let’s make sure everyone has a strong start! 🏫✨
Attendance Works
Education Administration Programs
San Francisco, California 963 followers
Advancing student success and helping to close equity gaps by reducing chronic absence.
About us
For over eight years Attendance Works has been at the forefront of improving attendance in the U.S. We work in over two-dozen school districts, 32 states and in collaboration with 95 national organizations. Broadly defined, chronic absence is missing so much school for any reason that a student is at risk of not reading in the early grades, failing middle school classes and dropping out of high school. Chronic absence data is best used for positive problem solving and early intervention rather than punitive action. As a National and State Initiative, Our Vision is Two-Pronged: 1. Better federal, state and local policy and practices around school attendance. 2. Every school district in the country not only tracks chronic absence data beginning in kindergarten — or earlier — but also partners with families and community agencies to intervene as soon as poor attendance becomes a problem for children or particular schools. Whether education takes place in a building or through distance learning, our objectives are to: •Build public awareness and political will about the need — and our ability — to take action to ensure students are in class, or participating online, so they can learn. •Foster state campaigns and partnerships by developing coalitions to advance state and local policies that promote tracking attendance for individual students, and reporting on chronic absence to ensure schools, especially if they are low-performing, will intervene to improve student attendance. With the support of eight national organizations, we also sponsor the national Attendance Awareness Campaign which began in 2012. •Encourage local practice by providing technical assistance and tools to help communities, schools and school districts take a data driven approach to improve attendance and engagement. This includes creating peer-learning networks and using our website to provide free tools and resources to over 450,000 visitors each year.
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- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2010
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🎉 We are honored that Hedy Chang, executive director & founder of Attendance Works, has been named the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) 2024 Policy Leader of the Year! 🎉 This recognition brings a valuable opportunity to shine a spotlight on the importance of addressing chronic absence and making sure we all work together in a non-partisan way to keep kids engaged and showing up to school.. 💫 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dMGPsANv
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🎉 We are thrilled to announce that the Imagine Learning Foundation has selected SchoolHouse Connection and Attendance Works as the recipients of a grant to fund a national initiative dedicated to addressing student homelessness! This funding will support a research study, case studies and webinars to equip educators. #Homelessness. https://lnkd.in/dSUqsJzT
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What works to improve attendance in elementary grades? School principals and social workers from #KingsCanyonUSD will share their strategies on 10/22 in CCEECA's Chronic Absence Bright Spots Series! 🌠 📅 Date: Oct 22 🕒 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM 🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/CA2of3
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🎨 Atlanta Public Schools celebrated Attendance Awareness Month with a variety of activities to kick off the school year, including their Annual Attendance Awareness Poster Contest, receiving 292 submissions from students of all ages. Winning artwork was showcased at the district office and featured on social media, highlighting the importance of regular attendance in fun and meaningful ways. Schools across the district also promoted attendance awareness with banners, stickers, spirit week activities and sidewalk chalk drawings. September was filled with creativity, engagement and a collective effort to remind students to show up regularly. Watch the video: https://lnkd.in/dY_z8h3j @atlanta-public-schools
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🚨 Join us for the next session of our Chronic Absenteeism Bright Spots Series! On October 22nd from 3:30-4:30 PM, we’ll explore how Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) can be leveraged to boost student attendance. This session will feature a panel of school leaders and social workers from #KingsCanyonUSD, sharing their successful strategies to engage students and families. Our valued partners @attendanceworks will facilitate this insightful discussion. Register now to gain actionable insights into addressing chronic absenteeism: https://bit.ly/CA2of3 #ChronicAbsenteeism #SocialEmotionalLearning #EdLeadership #FamilyEngagement #StudentSuccess #AttendanceWorks #K12Education
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🧰 Equip Yourself with the ‘Back to the Classroom’ Toolkit! School attendance matters more than ever, and communicating its importance to families is key. The Ad Council’s new toolkit provides ready-to-use messages backed by insights from 5,000+ families. Learn how to shift the conversation by focusing on social and behavioral benefits first—followed by reminders about the consequences of chronic absence. 💡 What’s inside the toolkit? ➡️ Tips for framing positive attendance messages ➡️ Guidance on talking with families ➡️ Research-backed messages for addressing chronic absence Read More: https://lnkd.in/eDTiAKhy
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Attendance Champions Challenge is here! Teachers and organizations working with youth 13-19 years old can offer solutions to address chronic absence. Projects can be part of schoolwork, clubs or youth-led campaigns. Submissions are due by November 29, 2024. Every participant will receive a certificate, with potential opportunities to share their ideas at future events. Find out more and get involved today. Together, we can help students stay engaged with school! https://lnkd.in/gcXjePHD
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🎉 Check out our new Community News 2024 webpage to find celebrations and stories about Attendance Awareness Month. Stay informed and inspired by examples of how schools and communities are addressing chronic absence at the start of the school year! https://lnkd.in/dSBwkHwN
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📢 Attendance Awareness is a year-round project! Watch the AAC webinar recordings to learn from district & school level leaders about strategies that are engaging students & families. https://lnkd.in/guWbYhA
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