Proactive Approaches to Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy

RaaWee K12 Attendance+

Proactive

Building strong attendance habits and preventing issues before they start.

RaaWee ATTENDANCE+™

Proactive

Proactive strategies encourage consistent attendance while preventing potential issues by identifying challenges early on. RaaWee ATTENDANCE+™ provides extensive tools that build strong attendance habits as the foundation for academic success.

The Toolkit for Your MTSS Attendance Improvement Strategy

Preventing Chronic Absenteeism

The proactive approach to attendance improvement is about preparing ahead of time, anticipating challenges instead of waiting for problems to surface. By focusing on prevention, schools can help families and educators recognize warning signs early and address behaviors before they develop into lasting habits.

Key Points

Inform proactive strategies for chronic absenteeism and truancy prevention using readily available historical student attendance data
Expand awareness by communicating the lifelong benefits of good attendance through multiple media channels to students and their families.
Lay the foundation for meaningful relationships with early, consistent outreach in families
home languages before tardies and absences escalate.
Acknowledge, celebrate, and reward excellent or improved attendance for both students and families
Educate students early by providing clear explanations, expectations, and appropriate consequences for absences
Ensure timely and effective student interventions through prompt caregiver communication.

Tools for Proactive Attendance Improvement

Awareness, Rewards & Recognition Campaigns
Multi-channel outreach: Email, Social Media, Text, and Print
Messaging Templates for Effective Communication
Critical Home Language Options
Strive for Less than 5 Integration
Alerts for Early Engagement with At-Risk Students

“The dashboard in RaaWee makes it very easy to gather information so campuses can make best decisions for their students and parents.”