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Anticipating and planning for dip days can make a big impact on your school’s attendance! Check out this step-by-step guide to get dip days more in your control and less up to the whims of fate.

School wide campaigns are a fantastic way to address attendance challenges, but just like expert instruction, a tailored approach can be necessary for real results. Creating grade specific campaigns can help you effectively narrow your focus— read on for tips to help you get started!

As you create and implement your attendance improvement plan in the new school year, did you know that nudges, a strategy informed by the science of behavioral change, can help you build on the momentum of a fresh start to encourage more students to be present?

When informed with the best attendance data, your team can develop more effective interventions and supports. In our world of information overload, it can be overwhelming to know which data to pull, observe and track on a regular basis. Read on for strategies to help you tune out the noise and efficiently use your precious time to analyze the right data.

Starting the new school year with a strong family engagement and communication plan is essential, especially after the challenges that school communities nationwide have been confronted with during the pandemic. In order to ensure that all students and families understand the importance of attendance this year, and view themselves as partners in this shared priority, we’ve created the Back to School Toolkit to inform and guide your back-to-school planning and communication.