COE: SUPPORTING STUDENT ATTENDANCE

Resources from the PDE Roadmap & Attendance Works

 

PDE outlines the priority considerations regarding attendance in the 20-21 school year and points us to a tremendous toolkit from Attendance Works.

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ATTENDANCE IS ALL ABOUT Access & ENGAGEMENT

QUESTION: Do we have data that allows us to identify the types of learning activities, grade levels, or instructional delivery models where students are more engaged and we see more participation than others?

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5 key areas

Contact

Connectivity

Relationships

Participation

Chronic Absence

Monitoring Attendance in Distance Learning

Resources for attendance

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PDE
Measuring, Reporting, and Improving Attendance

 

This document provides school entities with guidance on how to enhance local attendance policies and systems to ensure consistent measurement, analysis, and support of daily student attendance. 

PDE
Truancy and atTendance faqs

 

Answers from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to a number of Frequently Asked Questions regarding truancy and attendance.

Attendance Works
Attendance Playbook

 

Smart Strategies for Reducing Absenteeism in the COVID Era

 

“we explain each intervention, identify the problem it solves, summarize supporting research, offer modifications for Covid concerns, and highlight schools or school districts that have used the strategy successfully. The list isn’t exhaustive, but it represents a substantial sample of the leading work and latest thinking on improving attendance.”

Attendance Works
Attendance Playbook Implementation Guide

The Guide to Using the Attendance Playbook will assist educators and their teams in thinking through key questions in selecting, prioritizing, and implementing strategies included in the playbook.