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Feb 07
Elementary school factors like chronic absenteeism in Grade 4 or any elementary school suspensions predict pathway to Post Secondary Education, study says
Students suspended in elementary school even once, students in self-contained special education programs and or students who miss more than 10% of school in Grade 4 do not go on to Post Secondary Education.
Feb 05
School bus as an intervention for chronic absenteeism? Yes and it could save money in the long run too
Rural schools: consider school bus routes as an intervention for chronic absenteeism
Jan 29
Asthma increases absenteeism for younger students, the poor and those in rural communities, study says
With limited resources in schools, it is helpful to direct school based asthma interventions to those students whose attendance is most impacted by asthma.
Jan 20
What it takes to apply restorative practices in schools? Experienced teachers contribute what works
Larry Ferlazza compiles some experienced teachers’ writings about how suspensions won’t improve school culture, how restorative practice requires modelling and when assessment becomes restorative.
Jan 14
Reduce absenteeism by reducing suspensions using restorative practice, research says
Chronic absenteeism is made up of suspensions/expulsions in addition to excused absences and unexcused absences. Restorative initiatives research has been showing promise to reduce suspensions thereby reducing absenteeism.
Jan 08
Physical health and attendance are co-related. So, how sick is too sick to go to school?
From Attendance Works “Illness plays a significant role in early childhood absences. Help families understand when to send a child to school or keep her home and manage chronic conditions. When illness-related absences begin to add up, you can bring it to the attention of others, such as the school’s family outreach or health staff …
Dec 22
Student mobility and transfers from school to school has an impact on chronic absenteeism
“While some foster students choose to miss school for a variety of social or emotional reasons, foster care advocates pinpoint their constant mobility as the significant cause behind absences. “With each move, six months of instructional time is lost,” said Margaret Olmos, director of FosterEd California, a project of the National Center for Youth Law, …
Dec 18
Reframe chronic absenteeism as a mental health issue for students with anxiety returning to school after a long absence
“Mental health professionals and educators say what used to be considered run-of-the-mill truancy could actually be something else. Some cases of chronic absenteeism are now being called “school refusal,” which is triggered by anxiety, depression, family crises and other traumatic events. It can lead to weeks or even months of missed school days.” Read full …
Dec 18
Caring Adults Build Connections with Kids
Caring adult connections to kids build a sense of belonging and social emotional learning through the increasingly stressful teen years so that no one falls through the cracks or becomes chronically absent. See article below. “More holistically, though, social and emotional learning shouldn’t be seen as an add-on in high school, or be equated with …