Welcome! This page is dedicated to helping educators and families understand and address school attendance and absenteeism—together. Consistent attendance is essential for student learning, connection, and long-term success. But when students miss school—whether occasionally or often—it’s often a sign of deeper challenges that require partnership, not blame.
Empty elementary school class room.
Here, you’ll find resources, strategies, and real-world examples designed to strengthen the connection between schools and families in support of regular attendance.
- Why Attendance Matters
- Creating Clear Attendance Policy
- Why Attendance Awards Don’t Work
- Creating a Culture of Attendance
- Family Perspectives on Attendance: A Multilingual Lens on Barriers, Belonging, and Systemic Gaps
- Battling Chronic Absenteeism
- Chronic Absenteeism and Disability
- Chronic Absenteeism and English Language Learners
- Chronic Absenteeism and LGBTQIA
- Addressing Chronic Absenteeism with Community Partnerships
- Data Collection
