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Attending to Attendance Students Can’t Succeed if They Aren’t in School!

Discover how the Connecticut Consortium on School Attendance is improving school attendance through data-driven planning to support students. Learn about the Consortium's recommendations, success factors, and challenges in tackling absenteeism.

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Attending to Attendance Students Can’t Succeed if They Aren’t in School!

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  1. Attending to AttendanceStudents Can’t Succeed if They Aren’t in School! Connecticut Consortium on School Attendance Gary Hoachlander Kelly Ouellette April 2005

  2. An association of local school and statewide agency representatives Focused on improving school attendance through data-driven planning Funded by the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC) Connecticut Consortium on School Attendance What is the Consortium? Grants to Local Districts Meetings and Training Shared Attendance Database

  3. Original Members Ansonia Danbury Hartford Killingly New Britain Norwich Stonington Winchester Windham New Members 2005 Bristol East Windsor Hamden New Milford Plainfield Sprague Trumbull Vernon Connecticut Consortium on School Attendance School District Members

  4. Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents Connecticut Association of Schools Connecticut Consortium for Law & Citizenship Education Connecticut State Department of Education Department of Children and Families Judicial Branch Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee Office of Policy and Management Connecticut Consortium on School Attendance State Agency Members

  5. Make attendance a higher priority at the state and local levels Collect student-level attendance data annually from each district Publish attendance data and adopt performance targets Support data-driven planning processes in districts and school buildings Improving School Attendance in Connecticut Consortium Recommendations:

  6. Making Attendance a Priority Establishing Effective Attendance Policies Collecting and Monitoring Attendance Data Using Data for Program Planning Leadership Accountability Good Data Analysis Skills Success Factors: Consortium Findings Schools and School Districts Improve Attendance by:

  7. Attendance in the Consortium: 2003-04 On the average, students in the Consortium miss more than 12 days of school per year, ranging from as many as 29 days per year in high school to as few as 7 days in elementary school More than 1 in four high school students attend less than 90% of the school year

  8. A Challenge for the Consortium: High School Attendance

  9. Declining Attendance Starts in Grade 6

  10. Students with High Absenteeism in Grade 9 May Be Dropping Out

  11. “Consortium” tab in your binder: How districts can join Membership application Consortium recommendations Consortium Data: 2001/02 – 2003/04 Consortium Summary Report Consortium Information Conference Materials: On the Web: Visit the JJAC Home Page at: www.opm.state.ct.us/pdpd1/grants/jjac

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