To help you and your team create a system that works for your district, read The Role of Advisory in Personalizing the Secondary Experience. The article from Getting Smart gives five core elements for an effective system and other useful tips and resources.
After the Last Bell The Multiple Roles of Principals in School-based Afterschool Programs
After the last bell The Multiple Roles of Principals in School-based Afterschool Programs by Lanya Samuelson is a great resource to share with the principals in your district. The article clearly lays out the role of a principal in successful OST programs and provides a useful graphic on page 8.
The Value of Out-of-School Time Programs
For perspectives on the multiple benefits of Out of School (OST) time programs for both students and families, download The Value of Out-of-School Time Programs (OST) from the Wallace Foundation. Check out pages 6 – 10 for information linking OST program content to primary and secondary student outcomes.
Peace Learning Center: Introduction to Restorative Practices
Download Introduction to Restorative Practices from Peace Learning Center for additional insights into the benefits of circles and the need for Principal and administration vision, staff buy in and professional development to support the effort.
Video: Weekly Circles, Building Community to Foster Academic Achievement
Implement a Weekly Circles model to build and strengthen relationships between students. Watch this 5-minute Weekly Circles video from Edutopia to help you create an effective practice for your school(s).
Attendance Letters
Here’s a quick video from Skyward that can help an attendance aid generate letters to families, though the best results come from more personalized efforts.
Home Visits
FutureEd’s home-visit guide will help schools set up a practice across grades.
Tapping Federal Dollars to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism
For districts or schools thinking about how to use COVID-19 funding to improve attendance, FutureEd provides this guidance around using federal funds to invest in attendance.
Pathways to Engagement: Covid-19 Recovery Through Attendance
Check out Step 3 of Attendance Works’ comprehensive guide around attendance, including this tool for re-engaging students and families.
3 Tiers of Intervention
While most students will need general supports to encourage strong attendance, some students will need focused, small group interventions, and a few will need intensive, one-on-one interventions. Attendance Works outlines those three tiers and gives examples of interventions.