Volume: 262701NP

Publication Date:

Aug 10, 2026

A Strong Start Creates Lasting Attendance Improvement

The opening weeks of school are when attendance habits begin to take shape. Early outreach, consistent follow-up, and clear intervention ownership can prevent occasional absences from becoming long-term patterns.

RaaWee ATTENDANCE+™ gives attendance teams the structure and tools needed to begin the year with confidence, from identifying students who may need support to engaging families, documenting barriers, assigning interventions, and tracking every next step through completion.

This school year, start early, stay connected, and turn attendance data into timely action.

Build Strong Attendance Habits From Day One

Attendance patterns established during the first few weeks often continue throughout the school year. A proactive relationship-first approach helps teams identify concerns early, strengthen family engagement, and provide support before repeated absences become chronic. The First 30 Days: Student Attendance Checklist provides a practical framework for launching a coordinated back-to-school attendance campaign. It connects each recommended action to tools available in RaaWee ATTENDANCE+™, helping teams reduce manual effort while improving consistency, accountability, and follow-through.

Week by Week: The Attendance Strategy, Mapped to Your Tools

Comprehensive Topic Trainings are available to help RaaWee Partners strengthen day-to-day workflows and build confidence using key features across the platform.

These live sessions are brief, practical, and designed to fit busy school schedules. Teams can attend the sessions most relevant to their roles and choose the dates and times that work best for them.

What is the RaaWee ATTENDANCE+™ Topic Training Schedule?

The RaaWee ATTENDANCE+™ Topic Training Schedule includes sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays, covering essential topics like printing and sending letters, addressing special circumstance students, scheduling and documenting conferences, executing and monitoring contracts, and documenting parent/guardian calls and barriers. Specific times are provided for each session: Wednesdays include 'How to Print and Send Letters' (10:00a – 10:30a PT), 'How to Address Special Circumstance Students – Hold, Suppress, and Exempt' (10:30a – 11:00a PT), 'How to Schedule and Document Conferences' (11:00a – 11:30a PT), and 'How to Execute and Monitor Contracts' (11:30a – 12:00p PT). Thursdays feature the 'Back-to-School Roundtable, Encore Edition' on August 27th, 2026 (9:00a – 11:00a PT), 'How to Document Call Parent/Guardian & Barriers' (10:00a – 10:30a PT), 'How to Access & Use the Student Profile' (10:30a – 11:00a PT), and 'Intervention Extras' (11:00a – 11:30a PT).