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When we took away the clerical piece of attendance interventions, principals became more connected to students and families. They started to recognize the real-life barriers to attendance. Now, they’re connected to people and not paper.Dr. Margie Boulware
Executive Director of Special Programs, Corsicana ISDResearch demonstrates that family support for language and literacy activities at home is positively related to children’s outcomes, including reading acquisition, language, vocabulary learning, conceptual development, and literacy achievement.Partnering with Families for Early Language and Literacy: Research-based Strategies for Early Childhood Educators – 2nd Edition
B.J., Cunningham, P.D., Bachman, H.F. & Wellman, M.E.Having a student’s data and family communication on a single screen means that we’re seeing issues sooner, and then can address those issues immediately.Elizabeth Lalor
Assistant Superintendent, Galena Park ISDFor us, SchoolStatus is a data warehouse where we can see the whole child. If we’re doing an MTSS process on a student, I can see attendance, discipline, grades, test scores, and what kind of engagement educators have had with the parent — all in one place.Pamela Dillard
Director of Technology, Greenville Public SchoolsSchoolStatus is a powerhouse data and communication tool.Chad Shealy
Superintendent, Vicksburg Warren School DistrictWe’ve saved hundreds of hours of staff time, and I’m sure many more for our parent community. By digitizing and automating everything through [SchoolStatus Forms & Flows], there’s no more populating information from the DOE into forms by hand.Renny Fong
Principal at PS 130 Hernando De Soto (Manhattan)[SchoolStatus Boost: Inspire] has played a huge role in our continuous learning and coaching process, which has led to the observed professional growth of our teachers.Josh Snyder
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Former Superintendent, Lumpkin County SchoolsWe’ve seen an over 50% decrease in chronic absenteeism, which is the statewide goal. We’re already there, in just one year of work.Jessica Hull
Executive Director of Communication and Community Engagement, Roseville City School DistrictThe help [SchoolStatus] gave us was amazing; I’ve never before received help like that from any company. Honestly, we feel like we want to stay with [SchoolStatus] forever.Dina Testa
Assistant Principal, Intermediate School 7 at NYCDOEEveryone wins when you stay in the loop, and SchoolStatus Connect really helped me make that happen while also saving me time.Ellen Zissis
First Grade Teacher, Chartiers Valley Primary SchoolOur families now feel that they’re not alone. They know we want to talk with them. That’s why we’re using SchoolStatus Connect.Maureen Brown
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Working at SchoolStatus is an incredible experience—our supportive team culture creates an environment where I feel valued and inspired. The company prioritizes both personal happiness and professional growth.Dr. Stephanie Walters
Customer Lifecycle Marketing ManagerI like the ease with which I can contact families using my own personal phone without giving out my personal number. I also like that the student's contacts are readily available. This platform works well for families to contact us, too. We can truly partner in the student's education and work towards a goal that works for all.Abigail S.
TeacherWe’ve seen an over 50% decrease in chronic absenteeism, which is the statewide goal. We’re already there, in just one year of work.Jessica Hull
Executive Director of Communication and Community Engagement, Roseville City School District
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SchoolStatus Wins Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence 2025
SACRAMENTO, CA, January 28, 2026—SchoolStatus today announced that SchoolStatus Attend has been named a winner in the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Best of 2025. This marks the second consecutive year SchoolStatus has received the award, underscoring the company’s continued innovation and leadership in helping districts address chronic absenteeism through early identification, positive communication, and ongoing improvement for partner districts for over two decades.
This latest recognition follows SchoolStatus’s Tech & Learning Back to School Award for the 2025-26 school year, further validating the company’s ability to support districts at critical moments throughout the academic calendar.
The Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence celebrate educational technology introduced or significantly enhanced over the last 12 months that has demonstrated outstanding support for teaching, learning, and school operations. Winners are selected by a panel of industry experts and represent products that are delivering meaningful, real-world impact for educators and students.
SchoolStatus Attend was recognized for helping elementary districts proactively reduce chronic absenteeism by combining predictive analytics, automated multilingual outreach in more than 130 languages, and automated attendance interventions. Early warning insights identify students at risk of becoming chronically absent within the first 60 days of school so educators can act before absence patterns become entrenched.
“Winning our third Tech & Learning award is a powerful affirmation of the hard work our district partners and dedicated team are doing to ensure more kids come to class,” said Dr. Kara Stern, Director of Education at SchoolStatus. “Attendance is the strongest predictor of long-term academic success. Districts that take a proactive, systematic approach have chronic absenteeism rates nearly 3 percentage points lower than the national average.”
In 2025, districts using SchoolStatus Attend reported measurable improvements in attendance, including an 11.8% reduction in chronic absenteeism for fifth grade, a critical turning point, and consistent gains across grade levels. SchoolStatus Attend also reduces attendance-related administrative work by up to 75%, enabling staff to spend more time supporting students and families rather than managing paperwork and manual outreach.
SchoolStatus takes attendance beyond compliance and helps districts build partnerships with families. Easy-to-understand dashboards that show patterns that enable district leaders to act quickly, and conference logging that provides further visibility into the root causes of attendance. With this knowledge, districts can create targeted interventions such as transportation adjustments, health-related follow-up, and other barriers to attendance in their communities. Mailing positive postcards and letters that celebrate attendance excellence and improvement build trust with families and reinforce attendance as a shared priority grounded in encouragement rather than punishment.
“The awards brought a huge number of high-quality entries,” the Tech & Learning editorial team shared. “Our panel of industry experts judged the winning products to be those that were most impactful in helping schools improve teaching and learning during 2025. Every winner should be really proud of their accomplishments—a well-deserved congratulations from the entire awards team.”
Learn more at schoolstatus.com/attend and join the free nationwide Mission: Attendance initiative at schoolstatus.com/mission-attendance.
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SchoolStatusSchoolStatus connects educators and families around the topics that matter most. The company partners with K–12 districts to improve attendance, engage families, and build trust so students can succeed. A recognized leader in data-driven attendance and family engagement solutions, SchoolStatus enables districts and educators to engage families with relevant, timely communications and proactive support on important topics including absenteeism, literacy progress, and overall student readiness. Today, SchoolStatus supports districts in all 50 states and serves more than 22 million students nationwide as a trusted partner in driving better student outcomes.
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