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End the year the way you started it, with a personal touch. This customizable template helps you close out attendance season by thanking families for their partnership and setting the stage for a strong return in the fall.

Learn what an effective attendance improvement plan should include and how to move beyond compliance to drive real change.

Attendance is one piece of a larger picture. This blog explores the three pillars — academic, social-emotional, and family connection — that research says matter most for student success. A good read for anyone reflecting on the year.

Not all interventions are equal. Our guide digs into what the data actually shows about which strategies move the needle — and which ones don’t. If you’re building your attendance plan for next year, start here.

A structured protocol for district leadership teams to examine how well your literacy communication reaches families, and what to do next. This activity is designed to be practical and immediately actionable.

What do 3.3 million school-to-family messages show about what works? This resource pairs the data on timing, relevance, and early outreach with a practical sequence for the attendance conversations that feel hardest to start. Useful for any educator heading into spring conferences.

YouthTruth’s research on student experience and school safety, combined with SchoolStatus attendance data from 172 districts, points to critical inflection moments districts can act on now. If you’re tracking chronic absenteeism at scale and want to know where warning signs are showing up this year, this is worth an hour.

Districts with strong family partnerships come out the other side of hard stretches with better outcomes. This guide gets into what that looks like in practice: communication strategies that reach every family, multiple pathways for meaningful engagement, and ways to measure whether it’s working.

A 30-minute facilitation guide for your next staff meeting. Three lenses: the student, the family, the school. You can run it straight through or use each section as its own conversation. Designed to surface what your team has actually learned this year, not to evaluate anyone.

Attendance drops in 6th grade for a lot of kids, and for many, it never fully recovers. This resource gives 5th grade teachers and counselors four concrete things to do right now, while students are still comfortable and connected, to prepare them for what’s coming.

Bracket season meets attendance season. This package gives students a game plan, a bracket template, and a tracker they can actually use. When kids have a stake in the outcome, they show up differently. 🏀

A 3-4 page visual resource written directly for middle and high school students. It gets honest about why kids miss school and gives them practical tools to build better habits. Counselors, principals, and teachers will find it ready to use in a conversation, an advisory, or a one-on-one.

Built for district leaders who are working on chronic absenteeism at scale. Covers how to use data to identify where support is needed most, how to design targeted interventions, and how to move from knowing the problem to doing something about it.

Spring brings its own attendance challenges, and the final 100 days are too important to coast through. This post gives you practical strategies for re-engaging students when testing season and spring fever arrive at the same time.

A ready-to-customize message for families during the spring testing stretch. Clear, direct, and warm. It gives families what they need to understand why consistent attendance still matters now, even when everyone is tired and the finish line is in sight.

A practical spreadsheet to track which adult knows each student well. Use this to identify gaps and make sure every kid has someone looking out for them.

A deep dive into how school-home communication shapes student success. Includes research, real examples, and free tools you can start using today.

A quick read about making sure outreach reaches all families, not just the easiest ones to contact. Practical ideas for building communication that works for everyone.

A quick read with a few simple steps to help students reconnect after break. Easy ideas you can use right away.

Clear insights on the days and times families are most reachable. Use this to time outreach so it lands when it matters most.

A plug-and-play design that highlights student insights, creativity, and peer advice all in one place.

Strengthen your attendance communication plan with clear, proactive strategies to manage urgent situations and keep families informed.

Make sure families know exactly when you expect students back in school and what’s happening that first week. Use this ready-to-edit template to set clear expectations and boost attendance from the first day back.

Carry forward what worked in 2025 and build on it. This post highlights three practical actions that strengthen attendance momentum in the new semester.

Set measurable attendance goals, track progress, and celebrate growth with this simple, data-focused tracker for educators.

Maintain strong attendance before and after school breaks. Use these ready-to-send templates to remind families of attendance expectations, key dates, and the importance of being in class every day school is in session.

Make every message accessible. Use this checklist to ensure families receive and understand information in the formats and languages that work best for them.

Listen, then act. This survey helps schools collect meaningful family input to guide engagement strategies and improve communication.

Scale engagement with purpose. Explore proven ways districts can build stronger family partnerships that lead to better attendance outcomes.

Move from ideas to implementation. This guide provides a practical framework for planning and measuring engagement that keeps students connected.

Prevent absenteeism before it starts. 
Learn how consistent, caring outreach helps keep families engaged and students showing up.

A quick visual showing how bullying affects attendance, and how awareness helps prevent it.

Identify which students might not have a trusted adult at school and take action to strengthen their connections.

A deeper look at and practical, research-backed strategies for creating inclusive and connected school communities.

This article breaks down the link between bullying and absenteeism. It’s perfect for team discussions.

Watch this on-demand webinar to hear how amplifying student voices can help build connections across your school communities.

Walk your leadership team through a process for gathering input from key stakeholders, analyzing current attendance data, and identifying resources, setting priorities, and planning next steps

In 2024, national chronic absenteeism dropped by just 2%. The 2024-25 Attendance Trends Report shows how 172 districts decreased chronic absenteeism by an average 4.4%, over twice the national results.

Use ready-to-share social posts and printable flyers (in English & Spanish) 
to promote attendance across your community.

Challenge your students, school, or district to set new attendance records! Includes kickoff letters, student calendars, and teacher check-ins to help you create and maintain momentum.

Learn how to use data you already have to make meaningful attendance decisions without adding more to your plate.

Focus team discussions and align around shared attendance goals.