Success Stories Related to Improved Attendance
Student Well-Being a Top Priority at Ramona High School
Ramona High School is a large, comprehensive high school located in Riverside County, CA., and serves 2,078 students. When asked to describe the school, Assistant Principal for Student Support Services, Estephany Balcazar, Ph.D., noted that the school prioritizes student well-being.
Sac City: First, Focus on Infrastructure
Located in northern California, Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) has a highly diverse student population of 40,660 students with 72% of families living in poverty. In September 2018, the district had a chronic absence rate of over 16 percent, nearly 5 percent higher than…
Rural Maine: Relationship Building Improved Outreach During Covid-19
In 2015, educators at Waterboro Elementary School in rural Maine rarely talked about attendance with families. Like in many schools, staff members believed the administration or home school coordinator were responsible for contacting families. So, when the district introduced its new chronic absenteeism…