School districts nationwide are promoting attendance in multiple ways, including visual campaigns (such as posters and school marquees) and targeted events (such as student orientations and back-to-school events). REL West offers guidance and success stories in this collection of resources. 

A recent study of a small elementary school district found that nearly all school-based telemedicine visits resulted in students returning to classes for the remainder of the day, preventing partial-day absences and lost instructional time.

Long Beach Unified School District analyzed school- and district-level data for causes of chronic absences. The district partnered with local government agencies, health care providers, and community organizations, among others, to provide multitiered interventions.

Recent research on Arizona schools reveals trends in student absences, including which student groups have the highest chronic absence rates. The findings can be used to improve student attendance and support learning recovery locally and statewide.

Can connecting middle schoolers with a barber who will give them a great haircut for free improve attendance? It did for Parlier Unified School District in California. Find out how districts are using data along with a focus on the whole person to address chronic absence.