Like afterschool programming, efforts to
reduce school absences are animated by the need to provide students more time on task in quality learning environments.
Not exact matches
Principals should consult the Tools for
Schools page on the Attendance Works website for five essential strategies to
reduce chronic
absence:
panel, where panelists discussed all of the great things about serving breakfast in the classroom: improved academic performance,
reduced tardiness and
absences, lower obesity rates, opportunities for growing
school food programs, and most important of all: it's the right thing to do.
While it said there was «unclear» evidence that free
school lunches raised attainment, it pointed to its own research on free
school breakfasts in disadvantaged
schools delivering similar academic benefits to free
school lunches, but «significantly improved» behaviour and concentration, and
reduced absences.
Sir Andy Haines, Professor of Public Health & Primary Care at the London
School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and study co-author, said: «This paper shows how heat related deaths will escalate in the
absence of decisive action to
reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide and short - lived climate pollutants such as methane and black carbon.
Children who attended a full - day preschool program had higher scores on measures of
school readiness skills (language, math, socio - emotional development, and physical health), increased attendance, and
reduced chronic
absences compared to children who attended part - day preschool, according to a study in the November 26 issue of JAMA.
The breakfast clubs also significantly improved behaviour and concentration, and
reduced absences — and did so at around one - tenth of the cost per pupil of universal free
school meals.
In fact, with
reduced absences and greater teacher retention levels being a common by - product of well - being strategies, many
schools can save money.
The increased amounts of sunlight prior to
school start only modestly
reduces absence rates — and more for young children than for teenagers — indicating that these improved student outcomes are probably due to increased alertness, rather than to more time in
school.
In the
absence of vouchers, only parents with enough money are able to seek out good
schools by going private; but under a voucher system, they argue, with the cost of private education much
reduced (or zero), many more parents would be able to — and would want to.
In particular, we know each student's gender, ethnicity, whether they received free or
reduced - price lunch through the federal lunch program, whether they were English language learners or received special education services, and their record of suspensions and
absences from
school.
In this episode of the EdNext podcast, Bob Balfanz talks with EdNext's Paul Peterson about chronic absenteeism and about some successful efforts to identify students who are chronically absent and assign them mentors who work with students individually to
reduce absences from
school.
And in the «
school» section, we explained: «A
school staff that provides encouragement and personalized attention, and monitors daily attendance can
reduce unexcused
absences and class - cutting.»
It is important to maintain a high level of cleanliness throughout your building in order to
reduce the spread of infection in
schools and colleges, which can result in both student and staff
absences.
«Our new service from Now Healthcare Group will be an essential element of trying to prevent and
reduce staff
absences in
schools.
I'm not quite sure of calling it «a powerful tool for educators and
school leaders» while it's only contributed to
reducing absences by roughly 2.4 per cent!!
Leveraging the power of afterschool programs to
reduce chronic
absence is especially important now given the economic challenges facing communities and
schools and the growing number of students at risk of academic failure and dropping out.
It is essential to build the skills and knowledge of
school staff and community partners to understand what chronic
absence is, why it matters for student achievement and success, how it differs from truancy, and how to respond effectively by organizing a multi-tiered approach to
reducing absenteeism.
The authors present novel analyses of the factors at the
school and student levels that relate to chronic absenteeism and describe evidence - based strategies for
schools as they work to
reduce rates of chronic
absence among students.
We describe evidence - based strategies for
schools as they work to
reduce rates of chronic
absence among students.
The study also finds that later middle
school start times are associated with
reduced television viewing, increased time spent on homework, and about 25 percent fewer
absences.
Learn strategies to
reduce chronic
absence, and how when parents,
schools, educators, and communities work together, we can solve chronic
absence.
Here's what they heard: • launching the unified enrollment system • offering a broader range of
school options •
reducing absences.
The good news is that when
schools and communities work together to provide a comprehensive, tiered system of supports to students and families — that address the reasons for student
absences — they can
reduce chronic
absence.
Districts with high rates of chronic
absence, out - of -
school suspensions, and
school drop outs will be given priority for these grants aimed at improving student outcomes by
reducing truancy and supporting students who are at risk of dropping out of
school or are victims of crime.
This controlled randomized experiment conducted in collaboration with the
School District of Philadelphia found that a single postcard that encouraged guardians to improve their student's attendance
reduced absences by roughly 2.4 percent.
Use this as an opportunity to build awareness about
reducing chronic
absence and invite key stakeholders to join local efforts to improve
school attendance, starting in the early grades.
In fewer than five years, OUSD has moved from a district with a few outlier
schools with promising practices driven by site level leadership to a
school system with a district - wide approach to
reducing chronic
absence.
Other district office resources have also been aligned to support
schools in
reducing chronic
absence.
The California Department of Education, the Campaign for Grade - Level Reading and Attendance Works hosted a webinar Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. PT spotlighting the work of California principals who have led their
schools and communities to do the hard work of
reducing chronic
absence.
Reducing chronic
absence fits nicely into the three - tiered reform systems being successfully implemented to
reduce chronic absenteeism in
schools and districts across the U.S. Tier 1 represents universal strategies to encourage good attendance for all students.
Through the work of family liaisons in the Office of Family Engagement, an initial cohort of six
schools are working to engage parents to improve student outcomes and
reduce chronic
absence.
The Oakland Unified
School District in Oakland, California, is a leader in tracking and addressing chronic
absence, using a city - wide approach that has
reduced chronic
absence rates from 16 percent in 2005 - 06 to 11.9 percent in 2013 - 14.
Across Kent County in western Michigan, a network of nonprofits, educators, and state and county agencies has demonstrated that a collaborative, community
schools approach can
reduce chronic
absence.
Communities across the country are
reducing chronic absenteeism by using a comprehensive set of strategies that: 1) prevents
absences from occurring, 2) organizes caring and early outreach to families and students before
absences add up, and 3) coordinates supports and services for vulnerable students who miss the most
school.
Read the new report, Portraits of Change: Aligning
School and Community Resources to
Reduce Chronic
Absence
Join the California Department of Education, the Campaign for Grade - Level Reading and Attendance Works as they spotlight the work of principals who have led their
schools and communities to do the hard work of
reducing chronic
absence.
Teaching Attendance 2.0 shows that when
schools and communities work together to provide a comprehensive, tiered system of supports to students and families — that address the reasons for student
absences — they can
reduce chronic
absence.
Presenters will share inspiring examples of how their communities
reduced chronic
absence, even when it reached high levels in a
school, district or particular student population.
Everyone — from teachers taking roll to
school nurses taking temperatures and security guards monitoring the hallways — can play a part in
reducing chronic
absence.
For
schools working to improve individual attendance and
reduce chronic
absence, this is a toolkit with activities and materials for sparking conversations and working with families.
The results from this study of four elementary
schools show increased academic achievement and
reduced chronic
absence.
Nonetheless, educators must resolve to tackle these issues if they are to
reduce chronic
absence levels significantly and make
schools accessible and welcoming to all.
Based upon an assessment of their own strengths and challenges, each
school community can identify which strategies need to be put in place to
reduce chronic
absence.
5) There's strong evidence that
schools can control and
reduce chronic
absence.
Jesse White - Fresé — Executive Director of CASBHC, and Sue Peters — Director of
School Based Health Centers for New Haven Public
Schools «SBHC Program, recently presented on «
School Based Health Centers: Partners to
Reduce Chronic Absenteeism» to the State Department of Education's Chronic
Absence Workgroup.
When concerns over pupils» attendance are identified, the
school provides effective support to ensure that persistent
absence is
reduced.
Untreated hearing and vision problems as well as frequent sickness and
absences can greatly
reduce a young person's ability to get the most from
school or life.
Released in September 2013 and updated in September 2014, this brief describes the steps that states can take to
reduce chronic
absence including: building public awareness, tracking and publicly reporting chronic
absence rates for
schools and districts, using attendance as a metric in
school improvement efforts, sharing best practices with educators and parents, and enabling interagency efforts among
schools, public agencies and community groups.
Green
schools help
reduce these
absences and extra costs by improving the indoor air quality in campuses, especially in public
schools.