Torres, K., Rooney, K., Gandi, E. and Holmgren, M. Education Northwest, December 2020. In 2017, KPNW contracted with Education Northwest to conduct a three-year external evaluation of the Reducing Barriers to Attendance initiative. This report summarizes changes to KPNW grantee activities, capacities, and partnerships in the third and final year of the project. It aims to provide insight on efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism through a diverse set of grantee approaches and programming. This report also captures lessons learned about multi-tiered approaches to reduce chronic absenteeism that can inform future work for KPNW, their stakeholders, and similar organizations.