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Attendance Works is a nationally recognized initiative that advances better policies and practices to improve school attendance. Attendance Works promotes equal opportunities to learn and advances student success by reducing chronic absence. As a non-profit initiative, Attendance Works collaborates with schools, districts, states, communities, and organizations to ensure that everyone recognizes chronic absence as a serious issue that can be addressed using a positive, problem-solving approach grounded in an understanding of educational inequities. Objectives include building public awareness and support for evidence-based strategies, encouraging proven and innovative practices, facilitating peer learning, and advancing policies that improve attendance.

Click the link above for a plethora of resources for positive engagement and capacity building as well as actionable data tools and research related to attendance for evidence-based solutions.

California Department of Education Resources

Educational Options Office
Equity Branch
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 4202
Sacramento, CA 95814

Educational Program Consultants:
Dan Sackheim
dsackheim@cde.ca.gov

Questions about child welfare and attendance, email CWA@cde.ca.gov
Information about child welfare and attendance and duties of supervisors of attendance
Information about School Attendance Review Boards (SARB)
Questions about exit codes and chronic absenteeism rates in CALPADS, email calpads@cde.ca.gov
Questions about attendance accounting, email attendanceaccounting@cde.ca.gov
Questions about Independent Study, email independentstudy@cde.ca.gov
Questions about responding to COVID-19, email COVID-19@cde.ca.gov
Guidance on Executing Attendance Recovery Programs and Attendance Recovery FAQs

Attendance Awareness

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How to support good attendance

Everyone plays a role in ensuring student’s good attendance.

To learn more, visit the Attendance Works website.

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Chronic absenteeism is when students miss 10% or more school days of the school year. During the 2020-21 school year, nationwide, there were at least 10.1 million students who were chronically absent. Learn more about chronic absenteeism at the Attendance Works website.

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#AttendanceAwarenessMonth

There are long-term positive outcomes for youth who attend school each day. Creating routines for strong attendance can help youth avoid chronic absenteeism. To learn more about the benefits or how you can create strong attendance routines, visit the SCCOE Attendance Matters website.

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#AttendanceAwarenessMonth

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This month is an opportunity to learn more about why attendance matters and how to prevent chronic absenteeism. Studies have shown that the more days of school youth attend, the better the chances they will graduate not only high school but college. To learn more about the research, visit the Attendance Works website.

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The SCCOE has partnerships with school districts, community-based organizations, and medical facilities to help families meet youth’s medical needs. To learn more, visit the SCCOE Physical Health & Wellness website: Or visit the Attendance Works website.

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#Health

With the end of the year around the corner, keeping children healthy and in school can be a challenge. Follow our account to see recommendations from AttendanceWorks.org about how to create safe environments for students to thrive.

To learn more, visit: https://www.attendanceworks.org/

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