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Welcome to the Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism Webpage

If you are looking for engagement or attendance related trainings, please contact Dr. Jane Groff at the Kansas Parent Information Resource Center:

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Resources

• Chronic Absenteeism: Data, Prevention and Intervention PowerPoint (2023)
  • PowerPoint presentation to introduce the importance and impact of Chronic Absenteeism, and an introduction to data, preventions and interventions to combat Chronic Absenteeism.
• Chronic Absenteeism Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • It differentiates between chronic absenteeism and truancy and the attendance rate, dispels myths about absences, illustrates the "why's" of chronic absenteeism, and suggest what school can do to combat it.
• Breaking Barriers to Attendance
  • Information from Attendance Works on possible strategies to remove barriers to attendance.
• Whole School Strategies that Encourage Attendance
  • This is a resource document that lists strategies that can be implemented to encourage regular school attendance. These are whole school strategies that can help create a culture of regular attendance for all students.
• Tier 2 Attendance Supports (PDF)
  • Strategies, Supports and Interventions to use with small groups to increase student attendance.
• Tier 3 Attendance Supports (PDF)
  • Intensive, Individual strategies, supports and interventions to increase student attendance.
• Attendance Works Website
  • Attendance Works is an organization focused on increasing student success by reducing chronic absences.
• Hanover Research on Attendance
  • Strategies for Improving Attendance