Resources for student services professionals

You may be looking beyond the school walls for a partner in attendance work, a wise decision that will support your students, families, and busy teams with ever-growing to-do lists. The good news is there are quite a few options to choose from, but it may feel overwhelming to decide which direction to take and which solution will work best for your district. EveryDay Labs and SchoolStatus Attend (formerly known as A2A) are two popular attendance partners. As both are designed with the goal of improving student attendance, there are several similarities and differences between the two solutions. Read on to discover how each of these solutions can support your efforts in reducing chronic absenteeism and truancy.

Choosing the best place to begin with attendance improvement initiatives can feel overwhelming. But with access to the right data, you can quickly spot trends and patterns that point to specific challenges that numerous students and families in your district may all share. This information can be used to craft a targeted, data-driven campaign that directly addresses specific attendance challenges. Our partners have seen great success implementing these types of campaigns: read on for the details and perhaps some inspiration to carry out your own in your district!

Poor attendance is a major hurdle to student success nationwide. But without every team member committed to improving attendance, getting more students back in class can be especially challenging. How can you engage an already thinly stretched team in attendance improvement? In this post, we’ll explore four ways to inspire educators across your entire district to feel invested in attendance improvement. From more accessible ways to leverage data to strategic partnerships, getting everyone on board with better attendance just got a little bit easier.

So much of learning recovery hinges on better student attendance. But among competing priorities, is addressing absenteeism rising to the top of your list? Taking a closer look at both your average daily attendance and chronic absenteeism rates is essential. Without a holistic view of the numbers, it’s hard to grasp a full understanding of the challenge, and building a strong strategy to properly address it is just downright impossible. In this post, we’ll explore four strategies for improving student outcomes through a lens of attendance & data insights.