The Missing Piece in Attendance Improvement: Stronger Family Partnerships
Why attendance investments aren't producing the gains districts expect, and what closes the gap.
Districts have invested in attendance systems, early warning indicators, and intervention teams. So why aren't the gains matching the effort?
It is not whether you are reaching families. It is whether they respond. That response is where the root cause surfaces, and where partnering to solve it begins.
Researchers and district leaders discuss what the new research shows and what is working in districts today.
What you'll take away
- The latest research on what's driving attendance improvement, and why notifications fall short
- Root cause at scale and why it is becoming central to attendance work
- Practical strategies for moving family engagement past one-way notifications
- The Attendance Works model, its MTSS alignment, and where technology helps
“East Central ISD moved attendance from 91.55% to 93.1% in two years. Nearly 32,000 additional instructional days.”
Assistant Superintendent Shane McKay shares how in this session.
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TalkingPoints’ model is based on decades of family engagement research, and draws heavily on research-driven practices to develop our product. We are also committed to adding to this body of evidence. Access all research reports here.
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