Addressing Absenteeism
ToolKits to help educators foster a culture of attendance.

Family Partnerships ToolKit

Key insights, research, and strategies on how to effectively partner with families so that they feel valued as their child's first teacher and can more effectively support attendance and learning. Featuring Dr. Karen L. Mapp and Dr. Todd Rogers.
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Attendance ToolKit

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Watch our webinars with leading experts and practitioners.
Read the Attendance Playbook
The Attendance Playbook: Smart Strategies for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in the COVID Era has over 25 evidence-based strategies for reducing absenteeism—including our mailings.
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Attendance ToolKit

Creating a culture of attendance—whether remote or in-person—requires a data-informed, multi-tiered approach that engages students and families. This ToolKit provides strategies to use data to identify and address barriers to attendance and learning. Our webinars feature Austin Beutner, Michael Romero, Phyllis Jordan, Hedy Chang, and Dr. Todd Rogers.
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Evidence ToolKit

Watch our webinar featuring Phyllis Jordan and Scott SchmidtBonne, Director of Research for OPS.
Read more about why evidence matters.
In addition to the Attendance Playbook, which features an overview of evidence under ESSA, we recommend reading We Must Raise the Bar for Evidence in Education by Todd Rogers and Carly Robinson. The op ed outlines what really constitutes strong evidence and explains why randomized controlled trials are vital to education research and practice.
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Learn more about evidence-based interventions.
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Evidence ToolKit

Key insights, research, and strategies on how to effectively partner with families so that they feel valued as their child's first teacher. Featuring Scott SchmidtBonne, Phyllis Jordan, and Dr. Todd Rogers.
Open the ToolKit